Joh 1:12, Rom 8:15, 23, Gal 4:5, Eph 1:4, Heb 9:15, 1Jo 3:2 | ESV | STEP | But to all who did receive him , who believed in his name , he gave the right to become children of God ,

x[See ver. 1 above]

y Rom. 8:15; Gal. 3:26; Eph. 1:5

z[Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:17]

aa ch. 2:28

ac Rom. 8:29; 2 Cor. 3:18; 4:11; Phil. 3:21; 2 Pet. 1:4

ad John 17:24; 1 Cor. 13:12; Rev. 22:4

John 1:12

12 But to all who did receive him, ^awho believed in his name, ^bhe gave the right ^cto become ^dchildren of God,

Romans 8:15

15 For ^eyou did not receive ^fthe spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of ^gadoption as sons, by whom we cry, ^h“Abba! Father!”

Romans 8:23

23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have ⁱthe firstfruits of the Spirit, ^jgroan inwardly as ^kwe wait eagerly for adoption as sons, ^lthe redemption of our bodies.

Galatians 4:5

5 ^mto redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive ⁿadoption as sons.

Ephesians 1:4

4 ^oeven as he ^pchose us in him ^qbefore the foundation of the world, that we should be ^rholy and blameless before him. In love

Hebrews 9:15

15 Therefore he is ^sthe mediator of a new covenant, so that ^tthose who are called may ^ureceive the promised eternal inheritance, ^vsince a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. ^{▼▼The Greek word means both covenant and will; also verses 16, 17}

1 John 3:2

2 Beloved, we are ^xGod’s children ^ynow, and what we will be ^zhas not yet appeared; but we know that ^aawhen he appears ^{▼▼Or when it appears} ^acwe shall be like him, because ^adwe shall see him as he is.