28 Bible Verses about Adoption, descriptions of

for they can die no more, being like the angels: and they are the children of God as being the children of the resurrection.

So that thou art no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, an heir also of God through Christ. But then indeed, when ye knew not God, ye served those which in reality are no gods. But now that ye know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that ye turn again to the poor weak elements, to which ye desire again to be in bondage as before?

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily I say unto you, whosoever maketh a practice of sin, is the servant of sin. Now the servant does not continue always in the family: but the Son abideth always. If therefore the Son make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Behold then what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God: though for this reason the world knoweth us not, because it knew not Him. Beloved, we are now the children of God, but it doth not yet appear what we shall be: we know however, that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.

in hope that they also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

that ye may be blameless and inoffensive, the children of God without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom ye shine as lights in the world,

Beloved, we are now the children of God, but it doth not yet appear what we shall be: we know however, that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.

And in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there shall they be called the children of the living God.

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and then went away, and concealed himself from them.

For ye were heretofore darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord:

ye are all children of the light, and of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and co-heirs with Christ: if so be we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him.

And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

that being justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Wherefore God being willing more abundantly to manifest unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it with an oath:

since He that sanctifieth, and they that are sanctified, are all of one. For which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, "I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee."

But in answer to him that told Him, He said, "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?" and stretching out his hand towards his disciples, He said, "Behold my mother and my brethren:" for whosoever doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is to me as my brother and sister and mother.

for those whom he foreknew, He also predetermined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that He might be as the first-born among many brethren: and whom He before ordained, these He also called;

Whence it behoved Him to be made in all things like unto his brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high-priest in the things concerning God, to make atonement for the sins of the people:

since we know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he, that loveth not his brother, remaineth in death.

We love Him, because He first loved us. If any one say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for how can he, that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen?

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accused them before our God day and night.

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the houshold of God;

And therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, but especially to those who are of the houshold of faith.

who was faithful to Him that appointed Him, as Moses also was in all his house. For He was accounted worthy of more honor than Moses, as he who hath built it, hath more honor than the house. For every house is built by some one: and He who built all things is God.read more.
Now Moses was indeed faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of the things which were to be spoken: but Christ as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we maintain the free profession and exultation of hope firm unto the end.