John 1:12

New Living Translation

But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:24

You made Israel your very own people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God.

Isaiah 56:5

I will give them—within the walls of my house— a memorial and a name far greater than sons and daughters could give. For the name I give them is an everlasting one. It will never disappear!

Jeremiah 3:19

“I thought to myself, ‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’ I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land— the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’ and I wanted you never to turn from me.

Hosea 1:10

“Yet the time will come when Israel’s people will be like the sands of the seashore—too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said, ‘You are children of the living God.’

Matthew 10:40

“Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.

Matthew 12:21

And his name will be the hope of all the world.”

Matthew 18:5

“And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.

John 1:11

He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.

John 1:7

to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

John 11:52

And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.

John 2:23

Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him.

John 20:31

But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.

John 3:18

“There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.

Acts 3:16

“Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before your very eyes.

Romans 8:14

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

Romans 8:16

For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.

Romans 8:19

For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.

Galatians 3:26

For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 4:6

And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”

Colossians 2:6

And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.

2 Peter 1:4

And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.

1 John 3:1

See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.

1 John 3:10

So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.

1 John 3:23

And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.