Romans 8:15

New Century Version

The Spirit we received does not make us slaves again to fear; it makes us children of God. With that Spirit we cry out, “Father.”

Cross References

Exodus 20:19

Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”

Isaiah 56:5

If they do, I will make their names remembered within my Temple and its walls. It will be better for them than children. I will give them a name that will last forever, that will never be forgotten.

Jeremiah 3:19

“I, the Lord, said, ‘How happy I would be to treat you as my own children and give you a pleasant land, a land more beautiful than that of any other nation.’ I thought you would call me ‘My Father’ and not turn away from me.

Numbers 17:12

The people of Israel said to Moses, “We are going to die! We are destroyed. We are all destroyed!

Matthew 25:25

So I was afraid and went and hid your money in the ground. Here is your bag of gold.’

Mark 14:36

He prayed, “Abba, Father! You can do all things. Take away this cup of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want.”

Luke 11:2

Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, may your name always be kept holy. May your kingdom come.

Luke 22:42

“Father, if you are willing, take away this cup of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want.”

Luke 8:28

When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him. He said with a loud voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!”

Luke 8:37

All the people of the Gerasene country asked Jesus to leave, because they were all very afraid. So Jesus got into the boat and went back to Galilee.

John 16:8

When the Helper comes, he will prove to the people of the world the truth about sin, about being right with God, and about judgment.

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold on to me, because I have not yet gone up to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going back to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”

Acts 16:29

The jailer told someone to bring a light. Then he ran inside and, shaking with fear, fell down before Paul and Silas.

Acts 2:37

When the people heard this, they felt guilty and asked Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do?”

Romans 8:16

And the Spirit himself joins with our spirits to say we are God’s children.

Romans 8:23

Not only the world, but we also have been waiting with pain inside us. We have the Spirit as the first part of God’s promise. So we are waiting for God to finish making us his own children, which means our bodies will be made free.

Romans 8:26

Also, the Spirit helps us with our weakness. We do not know how to pray as we should. But the Spirit himself speaks to God for us, even begs God for us with deep feelings that words cannot explain.

Romans 9:4

They are the people of Israel, God’s chosen children. They have seen the glory of God, and they have the agreements that God made between himself and his people. God gave them the law of Moses and the right way of worship and his promises.

1 Corinthians 2:12

Now we did not receive the spirit of the world, but we received the Spirit that is from God so that we can know all that God has given us.

2 Corinthians 11:4

You are very patient with anyone who comes to you and preaches a different Jesus from the one we preached. You are very willing to accept a spirit or gospel that is different from the Spirit and Good News you received from us.

Galatians 2:4

We talked about this problem because some false believers had come into our group secretly. They came in like spies to overturn the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. They wanted to make us slaves.

Galatians 5:1

We have freedom now, because Christ made us free. So stand strong. Do not change and go back into the slavery of the law.

Ephesians 1:5

Because of his love, God had already decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. That was what he wanted and what pleased him,

2 Timothy 1:7

God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid but a spirit of power and love and self-control.

Hebrews 2:15

and free those who were like slaves all their lives because of their fear of death.

James 2:19

You believe there is one God. Good! But the demons believe that, too, and they tremble with fear.

1 John 4:18

Where God’s love is, there is no fear, because God’s perfect love drives out fear. It is punishment that makes a person fear, so love is not made perfect in the person who fears.