¹² but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name,

¹³ who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

²⁵ not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain `is', but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh.

⁷ if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?

⁸ and if ye are apart from chastening, of which all have become partakers, then bastards are ye, and not sons.

⁹ Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising `us', and we were reverencing `them'; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?

¹⁰ for they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were chastening, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation;

¹¹ and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it -- it doth yield.

³³ And he answered them, saying, `Who is my mother, or my brethren?'

³⁴ And having looked round in a circle to those sitting about him, he saith, `Lo, my mother and my brethren!

³⁵ for whoever may do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.'

¹ An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;

² aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters -- in all purity;

³ honour widows who are really widows;

¹⁵ 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.'

¹⁶ The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

¹⁷ and if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ -- if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.

¹⁸ For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time `are' not worthy `to be compared' with the glory about to be revealed in us;

⁴ and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law,

⁵ that those under law he may redeem, that the adoption of sons we may receive;

⁶ and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, `Abba, Father!'

⁷ so that thou art no more a servant, but a son, and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.

⁸ But then, indeed, not having known God, ye were in servitude to those not by nature gods,

²⁶ for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus,

²⁷ for as many as to Christ were baptized did put on Christ;

²⁸ there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus;

²⁹ and if ye `are' of Christ then of Abraham ye are seed, and according to promise -- heirs.

³⁵ and the servant doth not remain in the house -- to the age, the son doth remain -- to the age;

⁵ so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

¹ See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;

² beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

³ and every one who is having this hope on him, doth purify himself, even as he is pure.

¹⁰ therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.

²⁶ and whether one member doth suffer, suffer with `it' do all the members, or one member is glorified, rejoice with `it' do all the members;

¹⁴ For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁵ of whom the whole family in the heavens and on earth is named,

¹⁶ that He may give to you, according to the riches of His glory, with might to be strengthened through His Spirit, in regard to the inner man,

⁵ having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

⁶ to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved,

⁷ in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,

¹⁹ Then, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and of the household of God,

²⁰ being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner-`stone',

²¹ in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,

²² in whom also ye are builded together, for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

⁴² Jesus then said to them, `If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;