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So that you are no longer a slave, but a son; and, if a son, also an heir through God.
at the end of these days spake to us in His Son, Whom He appointed Heir of all things, through Whom also He constituted the ages;
and ye have forgotten the exhortation which, indeed, reasons with you as with sons: "My son, do not lightly regard the chastening of the Lord; neither faint, when reproved by Him; for whom the Lord loveth, He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He acknowledgeth." For chastening endure ye: God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chastens not?read more.
But, if ye are without chastisement, of which all have become partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore, we used to have the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced them: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of our spirits, and live? For they, indeed, for a few days were chastening us, according to what seemed good to them; but He for our profit, that we may partake of His holiness. All chastening, indeed, for the present seems not to be joyous, but grievous; but afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained thereby.
And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask bread, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he, instead of a fish, give him a serpent? or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? If ye, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
Or what man is there of you who, if his son shall ask him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If, therefore, ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in Heaven give good things to those asking Him?
having a remembrance of the unfeigned faith which is in you; which, indeed, dwelt first in your grand-mother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and, I have become persuaded, in you also.
But do you abide in the, things which you learned and were assured of; knowing from whom you learned them; and that, from a babe, you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith that is in Christ Jesus.
And He said, "A certain man had two sons. And the younger said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of the estate that falls to me.' And he divided to them his living. And, not many days after, gathering all things together, the younger son went abroad into a far country, and there wasted his estate, living riotously.read more.
And, when he spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. And, going his way, he attached himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he was longing to be filled with the pods which the swine were eating; and no one was giving to him. But, coming to himself, he said, 'How many hired servants of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger! Arising, I will go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I sinned against Heaven, and before you; I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.' And, arising, he came to his father. But, while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion; and, running, he fell on his neck, and kissed him much. And the son said to the father, 'Father, I sinned against Heaven, and before you; no longer am I worthy to be called your son!' But the father said to his servants, 'Quickly bring forth a robe, the best, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet; and bring ye the fatted calf, kill it; and, eating, let us be merry; because this my son was dead, and came to life again; had been lost, and was found.' And they began to be merry. "Now his elder son was in a field; and as, in coming, he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And, calling to him one of the young men, he inquired of him, what these things might be. And he said to him, 'Your brother has come; and your father killed the fatted calf, because he received him in sound health.' But he was angry, and was not willing to go in; but his father, coming out, kept entreating him. But he, answering, said to his father, 'Behold, so many years do I serve you; and, at no time, did I transgress a command of yours; and you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. But, when your son??his one who devoured your living with harlots??ame, you killed for him the fatted calf!' And he said to him, 'Child, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours' But it was meet to make merry, and rejoice; because this your brother was dead, and came to life again; and had been lost, and was found."
and ye have forgotten the exhortation which, indeed, reasons with you as with sons: "My son, do not lightly regard the chastening of the Lord; neither faint, when reproved by Him; for whom the Lord loveth, He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He acknowledgeth."
And it shall be that in the place where it was said, 'Ye are not My people,' there shall they be called sons of the living God."
and I will be to you a Father, and ye shall be My sons and daughters." saith the Lord Almighty.
For chastening endure ye: God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chastens not?
for I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
they will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against the mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law."
"He that loves father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me; and he that loves son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me.
And, behold, they were bringing to Him a paralytic laid upon a couch. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Child, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven."
And he said to him, 'Child, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours'
This charge I commit to you, child Timothy, according to the prophecies going before in respect to you, that you may war with these the noble warfare;
'And it shall be in the last days', saith God, 'I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and, when he is made such, ye make him a son of Hell twofold more than yourselves.
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and He added to these the name "Boanerges," that is, "sons of thunder");
While ye have the Light, believe on the Light, that ye may become sons of Light" These things spake Jesus, and, going away, He was hidden from them.
And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is interpreted, "Son of Consolation"), a Levite, a Cyprian by birth,
for ye are all sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness.
and, behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My Son, the beloved, in whom I delighted."
And Jesus Himself, when beginning His ministry, was about thirty years old, being, as was supposed, the Son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, "We have found Him of Whom Moses in the law and the prophets wrote??esus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph."
And they said, "Is not this Jesus, the Son of Joseph, Whose father and mother we know? How doth He now say, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?
"Is not This the Carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not His sisters here with us?" And they were finding occasion of stumbling in Him.
And, behold, a Canaanitish woman, having come forth out of those borders, cried out, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon!"
And, hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, "Son of David! Jesus! have mercy on me!" And many were rebuking him, that he should be silent. But he kept crying much more, "Son of David! have mercy on me!"
And he cried, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" And those going before were rebuking him, that he should be silent; but he kept crying out much more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
and straightway in the synagogues he was preaching Jesus, that He is the Son of God.
And the Tempter, having come near, said to Him, "If Thou art God's Son, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread."
And the angel, answering, said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; wherefore also the Holy Thing that is begotten shall be called the Son of God.
The Jews, therefore, answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law He ought to die, because He made Himself God's Son."
concerning His Son, Who was born of the seed of David, according to His flesh, Who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead??ven Jesus Christ our Lord,
And who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
And Simon Peter, answering, said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."
He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David;
And Jesus saith to him, "The foxes have dens; and the birds of the heaven have lodging-places; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head."
And, while they were assembled together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men;
And He said to them, "Elijah, indeed, comes first, and restores all things; and how it has been written concerning the Son of Man, that He should suffer many things, and be set at naught;
And He said to the disciples, "There will come days, when ye will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye will not see it.
and he said, "Behold I see Heaven opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God!"
From Thematic Bible
Sons » Of God
So that you are no longer a slave, but a son; and, if a son, also an heir through God.
that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, irreproachable in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world,
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those believing in His name;
Behold what manner of love the Father hath given to us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knows us not, because it knew Him not.
and I will be to you a Father, and ye shall be My sons and daughters." saith the Lord Almighty.
Sons » Of light
for ye were once darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord; walk as children of light
And the lord praised the steward of unrighteousness, because he acted prudently; because the sons of this age are more prudent toward their own generation, than the sons of light.
for ye are all sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness.
While ye have the Light, believe on the Light, that ye may become sons of Light" These things spake Jesus, and, going away, He was hidden from them.
Topics on Sons
Believers As Sons Of God
Romans 8:16The Spirit Himself testifieth with our spirit, that we are children of God;
Fathers And Sons
Luke 1:17And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.
Firstborn Sons
Luke 2:7and she brought forth her Son, the Firstborn, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Killing Sons And Daughters
Mark 13:12And brother will deliver up brother to death; and the father, the child; and children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Lack Of Sons
Matthew 22:24saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If any one die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.'
Mothers And Sons
Luke 12:53they will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against the mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law."
Sons Being A Blessing
Acts 3:25Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your Seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
Sons Of The Prophets
Acts 3:25Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your Seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
Two Sons
Galatians 4:22For it has been written that Abraham had two sons, one by the bond-woman, and one by the free-woman.
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