28 Bible Verses about Adoption, descriptions of

For neither can they die any more: for they are like to messengers; and are sons of God, being the sons of the rising up.

So that thou art no more a servant, but a son: and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ. But then truly, not having known God, ye were in a servile condition to them not being gods by nature. And now, having known God, and rather known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and poor elements, to which again ye wish anew to be in a servile condition

Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, say I to you, That every one doing sin, is servant of sin. And the servant remains not in the house forever; the Son remains forever. If the Son make you free, ye shall be truly free.

For ye have not received the Spirit of servitude again for fear; but have received the Spirit of adoption as a son, in which we cry, Abba, Father.

See ye, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: for this the world knows us not, for it knew him not. Dearly beloved, now are we the children of God, and it has not yet been manifested what we shall be: and we know that, if he be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

That also the creation itself be freed from servitude of corruption to the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

That ye be complete and pure, children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world;

Dearly beloved, now are we the children of God, and it has not yet been manifested what we shall be: and we know that, if he be manifested, 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 it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, Ye not my people; there shall they be called the sons of the living God.

For we are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye might be the sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and having departed, he was hid from them.

For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:

Ye are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness.

And if children, also heirs; truly heirs of God, and coheirs of Christ; if indeed we suffer together, that we may be also glorified together.

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

That justified by his grace, we might be heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

In which God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the firmness of his counsel, he intervened by an oath:

For be consecrating and they being consecrated all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will announce thy name to my brethren, in the midst of the church will I praise thee.

And he having answered, said to him speaking to him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And having stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whoever should do the will of my Father, him in the heavens, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

For whom he before knew, he also before determined of the form of the image of his Son, for him to be first born in many brethren.

Wherefore in all things it was necessary to be made like to the brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful chief priest in things towards God, in order to propitiate for the sin of the people.

We know that we have passed from death to life, for we love the brethren. He not loving the brother remains in death.

We should love him, for he first loved us. If any say, I love God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for he not loving his brother whom he has seen, God whom he has not seen, how can he love?

And I heard a great voice saying in heaven, Now was salvation and power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ for the accuser of our brethren was cast down, he accusing them before our God, day and night.

Wherefore then are ye no more foreigners and sojourners, but fellow-citizens of the holy, and the household of God;

Wherefore then as we have time, let us work good to all, and chiefly to them of the household of faith.

Faithful to him having made him, as also Moses in his whole house. For this was deemed worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he has greater honour of the house having built it. For every house is built by somebody; and he having built all things, God.read more.
And truly Moses faithful in his whole house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things to be spoken; And Christ as a son over his house: whose house are we, if we should hold freedom of speech and the boast of hope firm to the end.