Romans 8:15

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

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

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KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.”

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“for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, `Abba--Father.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 8:15 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 20:19“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
  2. Numbers 17:12Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
  3. Isaiah 56:5I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
  4. Jeremiah 3:19Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.
  5. Matthew 25:25So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’
  6. Mark 14:36“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
  7. Luke 8:28When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
  8. Luke 8:37Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
  9. Luke 11:2So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
  10. Luke 22:42“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
  11. John 16:8And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:
  12. John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
  13. Acts 2:37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
  14. Acts 16:29Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
  15. Romans 8:16The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
  16. Romans 8:23Not 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.
  17. 1 Corinthians 2:12We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
  18. Galatians 4:5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
  19. Ephesians 1:5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
  20. Ephesians 1:11In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
  21. 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
  22. Hebrews 2:15and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
  23. Hebrews 12:18For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
  24. James 2:19You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

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