8 Bible Verses About Children of God
To all who received him, he gave the right to become God's children (John 1:12). These verses unfold the believer's highest privilege - adoption: chosen by the Father, loved as sons and daughters, secure in a family no one can take away.
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;
For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.
Beloved, now we are children of God, and 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.
that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
Common questions
What does the Bible say about being a child of God?
“As many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children” (John 1:12). It is the believer’s highest privilege — “see how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God” (1 John 3:1).
Which Bible verses say we are children of God?
John 1:12, 1 John 3:1, Romans 8:16, and Galatians 3:26 are the clearest. They describe adoption into God’s family through faith, with the Spirit assuring us we belong.
How do I become a child of God?
John 1:12 says the right to become God’s children is given to those who receive Christ and believe in his name. Galatians 3:26 adds, “you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus” — it is received, not earned.