Romans 8:23

New International Version

²³Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,^(A) groan^(B) inwardly as we wait eagerly^(C) for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.^(D)

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Galatians 4:5

New International Version

⁵to redeem^(A) those under the law, that we might receive adoption^(B) to sonship.^[a]^(C)

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Footnotes

Galatians 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.

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Romans 9:4

New International Version

⁴the people of Israel.^(A) Theirs is the adoption to sonship;^(B) theirs the divine glory,^(C) the covenants,^(D) the receiving of the law,^(E) the temple worship^(F) and the promises.^(G)

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Isaiah 56:5

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⁵to them I will give within my temple and its walls^(A)
    a memorial^(B) and a name
    better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name^(C)
    that will endure forever.^(D)

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Jeremiah 31:9

New International Version

⁹They will come with weeping;^(A)
    they will pray as I bring them back.
I will lead^(B) them beside streams of water^(C)
    on a level^(D) path where they will not stumble,
because I am Israel’s father,^(E)
    and Ephraim is my firstborn son.