Joh 8:42, Rom 9:7-8, 2Cor 6:18 | ESV | STEP | Jesus said to them , If God were your Father , you would love me , for I came from God and I am here . I came not of my own accord , but he sent me .

John 8:42

42 Jesus said to them, ^a“If God were your Father, you would love me, for ^bI came from God and ^cI am here. ^dI came not of my own accord, but ^ehe sent me.

Romans 9:7-8

7 and not all are children of Abraham ^fbecause they are his offspring, but ^g“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but ^hthe children of the promise are counted as offspring.

2 Corinthians 6:18

18 ⁱand I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”