'Belong' in the Bible
You, too, are among those who have been called to belong to Jesus the Messiah.
In the same way, my brothers, through the Messiah's body you also died as far as the Law is concerned, so that you may belong to another person, the one who was raised from the dead, and may bear fruit for God.
You, however, are not under the control of the human nature but under the control of the Spirit, since God's Spirit lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of the Messiah, he does not belong to him.
I am telling the truth because I belong to the Messiah I am not lying, and my conscience confirms it by means of the Holy Spirit.
who are Israelis. To them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law, the worship, and the promises.
To the Israelis belong the patriarchs, and from them, the Messiah descended, who is God over all, the one who is forever blessed. Amen.
Now it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all Israelis truly belong to Israel,
If we live, we live to honor the Lord; and if we die, we die to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
Greet Apelles, who has been approved by the Messiah. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.
Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet those in the family of Narcissus, who belong to the Lord.