19 Bible Verses about Adoption

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

and if children, then heirsheirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, in order that we may also be glorified with him.

So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs and members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will,

that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs and members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea: "I will call them who were not my people 'my people,' and her who was not beloved I will call 'my beloved.'" "And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"

But when you pray, go into your room, shut the door and pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. "Thus, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, read more.
so that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

so that you do not appear to be fasting to men, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name,'

For the creation waits with eager expectation for the revealing of the sons of God.

And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all his descendantsnot only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, for he is the father of us all (as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations") in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls things that do not exist as though they did.

and when he was placed outside, Pharaoh's daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Therefore, be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham.

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

Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

For both he who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, "I will declare your name to my brethren, in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."

For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father."

Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.

In other words, it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are reckoned as descendants.

But to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God

But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Pray, then, in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

But to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God! And so we are! The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

And I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his span of life? read more.
And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? read more.
Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are 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 who ask him!

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For he is kind to the ungrateful and evil. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

But to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

and not for that nation only, but also that he would gather together into one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

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

But to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God! And so we are! The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

And I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself."

Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

But, since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

The night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

in truthful speech, and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;