19 Bible Verses about Adoption

and if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's offspring, and his heirs by virtue of the promise.

then shall the just shine out like the sun, in the kingdom of their father. he that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; although we now suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

so that thou art no longer a bond servant, but a son: and if a son, then an heir of God thro' Christ.

"that the Gentiles should be heirs as well as the Jews, make one body together, and partake of the divine promise in Christ by the gospel."

wherefore come out from among them, be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

that you may be without reproach, the inoffensive spotless children of God in the midst of a depraved and perverse generation (among whom you should shine as stars in the world,

beloved, we are now the sons of God, tho' it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know, that when this change shall be, his immediate presence will give us a divine resemblance. he that hath such an expectation should purify himself, even as he is pure.

for whom he before approv'd, he predispos'd to follow the example of his son, who was to conduct them all as their elder brother;

having predetermin'd to adopt us by Jesus Christ to be his children, according to the good pleasure of his own will,

It is by him, that we have a share in the inheritance, which was before allotted to us, in consequence of his design, who executes the whole plan, as he himself had contriv'd it:

"that the Gentiles should be heirs as well as the Jews, make one body together, and partake of the divine promise in Christ by the gospel."

to such as we, whom he has called, both from among the Jews, and from among the Gentiles. as he saith himself in Osee, "I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her, beloved, which was not beloved. and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, ye are not my people; there shall they be called, the children of the living God."

but you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut the door, pray to your father who is with you in your retirement, and your father who observeth the actions of your retirement shall reward you.

Take care not to perform any religious act in order to be observed by men: otherwise you will have no reward from your father who is in heaven. therefore, when you give alms, do not make a proclamation of it as the hypocrites do, in their publick assemblies by sound of trumpet, that they may have the applause of men. for I assure you, they have their reward. but when you give alms, "let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth:" read more.
that your alms may be secret: and your father who sees your secret actions, shall reward you.

that your fasting may not be observed by men, but by your father, who is with you in your retirement, and your father who observes what you do in private, shall give you a reward.

I will repair its ruins, and raise it up: that the rest of mankind, even all the nations, that profess my name, may seek the Lord.

mankind impatiently desire that the divine being would display himself to his creatures,

and not only they, but even those who have the first fruits of the spirit, even we our selves do inwardly groan for the fruit of our adoption, by the deliverance of our body from corruption.

beloved, we are now the sons of God, tho' it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know, that when this change shall be, his immediate presence will give us a divine resemblance.

who are Israelites; who had the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the law, the form of divine worship, and the promises;

therefore the inheritance is of faith, that it might be meerly of favour, to the end the promise might be assured to all his posterity, not to that part only who have the law, but to that also who have the faith of Abraham, the father of us all, as it is written, " I have made thee a father of many nations," then existing in the sight of God, whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls forth things that are not, as if they were:

and when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter caused him to be taken up, and maintain'd for her adopted son.

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

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who traduce you, and persecute you: that ye may be the children of your father who is in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

be ye therefore perfect, even as your father who is in heaven is perfect.

so hence ye know, that it is they who believe who are the children of Abraham.

for you are all the sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

that is to say, master! Jesus said to her, touch me not: for I am not yet ascended to my father: but go to my brethren, and say to them, "I ascend unto my father and your father, even my God and your God."

for both he that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified, are all deriv'd from one: for which cause he is not asham'd to call them brethren, saying, "I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee."

for the spirit you have received is not servile to keep you still in fear; but it is the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, that is, father.

and because ye are sons, God has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts, crying Abba, that is, father;

and if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's offspring, and his heirs by virtue of the promise.

that is, the children by natural descent are not thereby the children of God: but the children of the promise are alone considered as his posterity.

but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God.

God sent forth his own son born of a woman, and subject to the law, to redeem those, who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

After this manner do you therefore pray: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come.

but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God.

Consider what proof the father has given us of his love, in allowing us to be called the sons of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it knew him not.

I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

I therefore direct you, not to be sollicitous, with regard to life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor with regard to the body, what clothes ye shall wear: Is not life it self a greater gift than food; and the body a greater gift than rayment? consider the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor lay up any stores; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much greater value than they? who by all his sollicitude can add one moment to his age? read more.
And as for rayment, why should that give you pain? consider the lillies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin. and yet I tell you, even Solomon with all his magnificence, was not arrayed like one of these. now if God thus adorns the flower of the field, which thriving to day, is to morrow thrown into the oven, how much more shall he provide for you, if you have any degree of faith? therefore make no such sollicitous enquiries, as what shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or how shall we be clothed? things which the Gentiles are so thoughtful about, and which your heavenly Father knows that you want. but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not therefore sollicitous about the morrow: for the morrow shall be taken up with the cares of the morrow, the trouble of the day is sufficient for one day.

Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened. for every one that asks, does receive: he that seeks, does find: and he that knocks at the door, is admitted. is there any of you that would offer his son a stone when he ask'd for bread? read more.
or instead of a fish, would he give him a serpent? if ye then, as wicked as ye are, know how to bestow proper gifts upon your children; how much more shall your heavenly father give good things to them that ask him?

even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father who is in heaven.

for if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you.

but as for you, love your enemies, do good, and lend without expecting any advantage from it: so shall your reward be great, in acting like the children of the most high: for he is kind to the most ungrateful wretches. be ye therefore merciful, as your father is merciful.

but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God. a birth which they had not from circumcision, nor from the constitution of the body, nor the institution of man, but from God.

Blessed are the pacific: for they shall be the children of God.

as many as are actuated by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

the same spirit testifies to our spirit, that we are the children of God.

and not for that nation only, but likewise to reassemble the dispersed children of God into one body.

for you are all the sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God.

Consider what proof the father has given us of his love, in allowing us to be called the sons of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it knew him not.

I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

God sent forth his own son born of a woman, and subject to the law, to redeem those, who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

no man can come to me, except the father who hath sent me, conduct him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

as for me, when I shall be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me.

put on the set of divine armour, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

but let us, who enjoy the light, be temperate; let us be arm'd with the breast-plate of faith and charity, and for an helmet, with the hope of salvation.

the night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore throw off the habits of darkness, and be invested with the ornaments of light.

by the preaching of truth, by the power of God, by the arms of justice, both offensive and defensive.