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This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, A prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him will ye hear.

But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.

The word which [God] sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

God hath fulfilled the same to us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

And when we had accomplished those days, we departed, and proceeded on our way; and they all conducted us with wives and children, till [we were] out of the city; and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

And they are informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying, That they ought not to circumcise [their] children, neither to walk after the customs.

The Spirit itself testifieth with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if we suffer with [him], that we may be glorified together.

Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

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

(For [the children] being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth)

And it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said to them, Ye [are] not my people; there shall they be called, The children of the living God.

Isaiah also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

But if the ministration of death, written [and] engraven on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which [glory] was to be done away;

And not as Moses, [who] put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

Now for a recompense in the same (I speak as to [my] children,) be ye also enlarged.