Being adopted into God’s family is a powerful concept in Christianity. These Bible verses highlight the beauty of this spiritual adoption and the sense of belonging it brings.
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Bible Verses About Being Adopted By God
Romans 8:15 – We are adopted as sons and daughters of God
“The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”” – Romans 8:15
Ephesians 1:5 – God predestined us to be adopted as his children
“He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—” – Ephesians 1:5
Galatians 4:4-7 – God sent his Son to redeem us and make us his children
“But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.” – Galatians 4:4-7
1 John 3:1-2 – We are called children of God, and we will be like him when he appears
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.” – 1 John 3:1-2
John 1:12-13 – Those who receive Jesus have the right to become children of God
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” – John 1:12-13
Psalm 68:5 – God is a father to the fatherless and a defender of the widows
“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.” – Psalm 68:5
Galatians 3:26 – In Christ, we are all children of God through faith
“So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,” – Galatians 3:26
2 Corinthians 6:18 – God is a father to us, and we are his sons and daughters
“And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”” – 2 Corinthians 6:18
Romans 9:26 – God calls those who were not his people as his children
“…It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘children of the living God.’” – Romans 9:26
1 Peter 2:9 – We are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, and God’s special possession
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” – 1 Peter 2:9
John 14:18 – Jesus promised that he would not leave us as orphans
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” – John 14:18
1 Peter 1:3-4 – Through Jesus’ resurrection, we have been given a new birth into a living hope as God’s children
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you.” – 1 Peter 1:3-4
Romans 8:17 – We are co-heirs with Christ, sharing in his suffering and his glory
“Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” – Romans 8:17
John 1:12 – Those who receive Jesus and believe in his name become children of God
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—” – John 1:12
Isaiah 43:6-7 – God created us for his glory, and we are called by his name
“I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth— everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” – Isaiah 43:6-7
Galatians 4:5 – God sent his Son to redeem those under the law, so that we could receive adoption as his children
“…To redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.” – Galatians 4:5
1 John 5:1 – If we believe that Jesus is the Son of God, we are children of God
“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.” – 1 John 5:1
Galatians 3:29 – If we belong to Christ, then we are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise
“If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” – Galatians 3:29
Hebrews 2:11 – Jesus is not ashamed to call us his brothers and sisters
“Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.” – Hebrews 2:11
1 John 3:10 – Those who love God’s children prove that they are children of God
“This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.” – 1 John 3:10
Romans 8:16 – The Holy Spirit testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children
“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” – Romans 8:16
Matthew 5:9 – Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” – Matthew 5:9
Luke 20:36 – We are children of the resurrection
“…And they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.” – Luke 20:36
John 11:52 – Jesus died to gather all of God’s scattered children into one
“And not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.” – John 11:52
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and we were bought with a price
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.” – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Psalm 82:6 – We are gods, children of the Most High
“I said, ‘You are gods; you are all children of the Most High.’” – Psalm 82:6
1 John 4:7 – Let us love one another, for love comes from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7
John 15:14-15 – Jesus calls us his friends, not just servants
“You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” – John 15:14-15
Jeremiah 31:9 – God is a father to Israel as they are his firstborn son
“They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is my firstborn son.” – Jeremiah 31:9
Romans 8:29 – We have been predestined to be conformed to the image of God’s Son
“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” – Romans 8:29
Deuteronomy 14:1 – We are the children of the Lord our God
“You are the children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,” – Deuteronomy 14:1
Romans 8:23 – We groan inwardly as we eagerly wait for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies
“Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.” – Romans 8:23
Matthew 18:5 – Whoever welcomes a child in Jesus’ name welcomes him
“And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” – Matthew 18:5
Psalm 103:13 – As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him
“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;” – Psalm 103:13
Matthew 23:9 – We have one Father, who is in heaven
“And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.” – Matthew 23:9
Psalms 27:10 – Though our mother and father forsake us, the Lord will receive us
“Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.” – Psalms 27:10
Ephesians 2:19 – We are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people
“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,” – Ephesians 2:19
Hebrews 12:5-7 – The Lord disciplines us as his children because he loves us
“And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, ‘My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.’ Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?” – Hebrews 12:5-7
Romans 9:4 – Israelites were adopted as God’s children and given the divine glory
“…the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.” – Romans 9:4
Matthew 6:9 – Jesus taught us to pray, addressing God as our Father in heaven
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,” – Matthew 6:9
Galatians 4:6 – God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
“Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’” – Galatians 4:6
Jeremiah 3:19 – Israel was called God’s son, and God promised to give them pleasant pastures
“I myself said, ‘How gladly would I treat you like my children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.’ I thought you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from following me.” – Jeremiah 3:19
1 Corinthians 12:27 – We are the body of Christ, and individually members of it
“Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” – 1 Corinthians 12:27
Proverbs 3:12 – The Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines his son
“because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.” – Proverbs 3:12
Matthew 5:44-45 – Love your enemies, that you may be children of your Father in heaven
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” – Matthew 5:44-45
Deuteronomy 32:6 – Is not God your Father, who created you?
“Is this the way you repay the Lord, you foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father, your Creator, who made you and formed you?” – Deuteronomy 32:6
1 Thessalonians 5:5 – We are children of the light and children of the day
“You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:5