¹² But ^[a]as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become ^(A)children of God, ^(B)to those who ^[b]believe in His name,

¹⁶ The Spirit Himself ^(A)testifies with our spirit that we are ^(B)children of God, ¹⁷ and if children, ^(C)heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(D)if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

²⁶ For you are all ^(A)sons and daughters of God through faith in ^(B)Christ Jesus.

⁵ so that He might redeem those who were under ^[a]the Law, that we might receive the adoption as ^(A)sons and daughters. ⁶ Because you are sons, ^(B)God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “^(C)Abba! ^[b]Father!” ⁷ Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and ^(D)if a son, then an heir ^[c]through God.

Children of God Love One Another

3 See ^[a](A)how great a love the Father has given us, that we would be called ^(B)children of God; and in fact we are. For this reason the world does not know us: because ^(C)it did not know Him. ^2 (D)Beloved, now we are ^(E)children of God, and ^(F)it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He ^(G)appears, we will be ^(H)like Him, because we will ^(I)see Him just as He is.