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What Does the Bible Say About Being a Part of the Family of God?

Here are 11 Bible verses about Being a Part of the Family of God, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1John 1:12

    But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

    BSBBut to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

  2. #21 John 3:1-2

    Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

    BSBBehold what manner of love the Father has given to 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. Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

  3. #3Ephesians 2:19-22

    Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

    BSBTherefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

  4. #4Galatians 6:10

    As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

    BSBTherefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.

  5. #5John 1:12-13

    But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

    BSBBut 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 blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

  6. #61 Corinthians 12:26

    And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

    BSBIf one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

  7. #7Romans 12:5

    So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

    BSBso in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.

  8. #8Ephesians 2:19

    Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

    BSBTherefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

  9. #9Ephesians 1:5

    Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

    BSBHe predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

  10. #101 Timothy 3:15

    But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

    BSBin case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

  11. #111 Corinthians 3:9

    For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

    BSBFor we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

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