13 Bible Verses about Adoption, nature of

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those believing in His name; who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

who, indeed, are Israelites, whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises;

Thus, therefore, pray ye: 'Our Father, Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name.

And He said to them, "When ye pray, say, 'Father, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come.

having predestinated us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

that He might redeem those under law, that, we might receive the adoption of sons.

So that the law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But the faith having come, we are no longer under a tutor; for ye are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ; according as He chose us in Him before the founding of a world, that we should be holy and without blemish before Him in love; having predestinated us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,read more.
to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He graciously bestowed on us in the Beloved;

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

in Whom we also were made a heritage, having been predestinated according to the purpose of Him Who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will;

and, not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves are groaning within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

in Whom ye also??fter having heard the word of the truth, the Gospel of your salvation, in Whom having also believed??ere sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, which is an earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and never yet was it manifested what we shall be. We know that, if He shall be manifested, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.