Bible verses about "adoption" | ERV

⁷ And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

¹⁸ I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.

²¹ and when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

¹⁵ For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

² Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

¹⁰ For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me up.

¹³ which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. ¹⁵ For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. ¹⁶ The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: ¹⁷ and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified with [him]. ¹⁸ For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward. ¹⁹ For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.

²⁶ For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.

¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:

¹ Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God: and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

⁸ That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.

⁵ that he might redeem them which were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. ⁶ And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father. ⁷ So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

⁵ And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:

⁵ having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,