19 Bible Verses about Adoption

And if you belong to Christ, then you are the descendants of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

"And then shall the just shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears to hear, listen!

and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; but to share his glory, we must now be sharing his sufferings.

So each one of you is no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir, too, through God's grace.

namely, that in Christ Jesus the Gentiles form one body with us the Jews, and are coheirs and copartners in the promise, through the gospel.

Therefore, Come out from among them and separate yourselves, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean;

As these promises are ours, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and of spirit, and perfect our holiness in the fear of God.

that you may become blameless and innocent, the sons of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in a dark world,

We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. And every one who is holding this hope in him is purifying himself, even as he is pure.

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, so that he might be the eldest of a great brotherhood;

For in his love he predestined us (such was the good pleasure of his will) to adoption for himself as sons through Jesus Christ,

It is he in whom we Jews also have our inheritance, having been chosen beforehand according to the purpose of Him who executes all things according to the counsel of his will,

namely, that in Christ Jesus the Gentiles form one body with us the Jews, and are coheirs and copartners in the promise, through the gospel.

Now such are we whom he has called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the Gentiles. As he also said in Hosea. Those who were not my people I will call "my people," And her "beloved" who was not beloved; And in that very spot where it was told them, "You are not my people," There they shall be called "Sons of the living God."

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

"Be careful not to do your good deeds in the sight of men, in order to be observed by them. If you do, you have no reward with your heavenly Father. "And whatever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets, in order that men may praise them. In solemn truth I tell you they already have their reward in full. "But when you give alms, do not let your right hand know what your left is doing, read more.
"so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

"so that he may not appear to men to be fasting, but to his Father who is in secret; and his Father who sees in secret will reward him.

"So that the rest of men may seek after the Lord, Even all the Gentiles, who are called by my name,

All nature even is waiting with eager longing for the unveiling of the vision of God's sons.

And not only that, we ourselves, although we are grasping the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves are inwardly groaning, while we are waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

For they are Israelites; to them belong the sonship, the Shekinah glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law; the service of the temple, and the promises;

This is why righteousness is of faith, that it may be a free gift; so that the promise stands firm to all Abraham's posterity; not to his children of his faith. For in the sight of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls into being that which is not, Abraham is the father of us all both Jews and Gentiles, as it is written, I have made you a father of many nations.

"When he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, 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. "So you will become sons of your heavenly Father; for he makes his sun to rise upon sinners as well as saints, and sends rain upon the unjust and the just.

"You then must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."

Notice then that the true sons of Abraham are children of faith.

You are all sons of God through your faith in Jesus Christ.

"Do not cling to me," said Jesus, "for I am not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers 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 whom he is sanctifying are all from One; for which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying. I will proclaim thy name to my brothers; In the midst of the Church I will hymn thy praises.

For you have not received a spirit of slavery in order that you should once more be afraid; but you have received a spirit of adoption, in which we cry out, "My Father, my dear Father!"

And because you are sons, God sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, "Dear, dear Father!"

And if you belong to Christ, then you are the descendants of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as his posterity.

But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;

But when the fulness of time was come God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem from captivity those under law, in order that we might receive our sonship.

"So pray in this way. "Our Father who art in heaven, May thy name be hallowed,

But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;

Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.

then I will receive you and will be to you a Father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

"For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, inquiring what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor yet for your body, inquiring what you shall wear. Is not your life more than its food, and your body than its clothing? "Behold! the birds in the sky! They neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them; and are not you worth more than they? "Which one of you by being anxious is able to add even one cubit to his stature? read more.
"Why be anxious then about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin. "But I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was robed like one of these. "If God then so clothes the grass of the field, which blooms today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith? "Then do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'" "For all these are things that the Gentiles are eagerly seeking; for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of them all. "But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. "Do not then be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own anxieties. Enough for each day are its own troubles."

"Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. "For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks the door is opened. "What man of you is there who, when his son asks a loaf, will give him a stone? read more.
"or if his son asks for a fish, will offer him a snake? "If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him?

"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

"For if you forgive men their offenses against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you also;

"But you must love even your enemies and be kind to them, And lend, despairing of no man. Then your reward will be great, And you will be the sons of the Most High; For he is kind even to the ungrateful and to the evil. "Do you therefore be merciful, As your Father is merciful.

But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name; 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 only those are sons of God who are led by God's Spirit.

For his Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God;

and not in behalf of the nation alone, but in order that he might gather into one the widely scattered children of God.

You are all sons of God through your faith in Jesus Christ.

But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;

Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.

then I will receive you and will be to you a Father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. As these promises are ours, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and of spirit, and perfect our holiness in the fear of God.

But when the fulness of time was come God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem from captivity those under law, in order that we might receive our sonship.

answered Jesus; "no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him; then I will raise him up on the last day.

"AND I, IF I BE LIFTED UP FROM THE EARTH, WILL DRAW ALL MEN UNTO MYSELF."

Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil.

But let us who are of the day be self-controlled, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

The night is far spent; The day is at hand. Let is therefore take off the deeds of darkness, Let us put on the armor of light.

by a true teaching and an energy divine; by the weapons of righteousness, for attack or for defense,