'Adoption as Sons' in the Bible

For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.

who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,