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The 22 most-voted verses about adoption, from 13 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

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

Ephesians 1:5 (BSB)

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

Ephesians 1:5 (KJV)

having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

Ephesians 1:5 (WEB)

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

James 1:27 (BSB)

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.

James 1:27 (KJV)

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

James 1:27 (WEB)

And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

Matthew 18:5 (BSB)

And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

Matthew 18:5 (KJV)

Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,

Matthew 18:5 (WEB)

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

John 1:12 (BSB)

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:

John 1:12 (KJV)

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

John 1:12 (WEB)

When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.

Acts 7:21 (BSB)

And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

Acts 7:21 (KJV)

When he was abandoned, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up and reared him as her own son.

Acts 7:21 (WEB)

He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 10:18 (BSB)

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

Deuteronomy 10:18 (KJV)

He executes justice for the fatherless and widow and loves the foreigner in giving him food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 10:18 (WEB)

And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter.

Esther 2:7 (BSB)

And he brought up Hadassah, that [is], Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid [was] fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

Esther 2:7 (KJV)

He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

Esther 2:7 (WEB)

Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.

Psalm 27:10 (BSB)

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

Psalm 27:10 (KJV)

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

Psalm 27:10 (WEB)

The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

Psalm 146:9 (BSB)

The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

Psalm 146:9 (KJV)

The LORD preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down.

Psalm 146:9 (WEB)

Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

Proverbs 31:8 (BSB)

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Proverbs 31:8 (KJV)

Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.

Proverbs 31:8 (WEB)

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

Isaiah 1:17 (BSB)

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1:17 (KJV)

Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”

Isaiah 1:17 (WEB)

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 (BSB)

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

but those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 (WEB)

And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

Matthew 25:40 (BSB)

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.

Matthew 25:40 (KJV)

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Matthew 25:40 (WEB)

children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

John 1:13 (BSB)

Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 1:13 (KJV)

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 1:13 (WEB)

I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

John 14:18 (BSB)

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

John 14:18 (KJV)

I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.

John 14:18 (WEB)

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

Romans 8:14 (BSB)

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Romans 8:14 (KJV)

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.

Romans 8:14 (WEB)

For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

Romans 8:15 (BSB)

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Romans 8:15 (KJV)

For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

Romans 8:15 (WEB)

Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Romans 8:23 (BSB)

And not only [they], but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of our body.

Romans 8:23 (KJV)

Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

Romans 8:23 (WEB)

So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.

Romans 9:8 (BSB)

That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Romans 9:8 (KJV)

That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as heirs.

Romans 9:8 (WEB)

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:26 (BSB)

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:26 (KJV)

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

Galatians 3:26 (WEB)

Behold 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.

1 John 3:1 (BSB)

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.

1 John 3:1 (KJV)

See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

1 John 3:1 (WEB)

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.

1 John 3:2 (BSB)

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.

1 John 3:2 (KJV)

Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.

1 John 3:2 (WEB)

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