Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac;

but while he was still alive, he gave presents to the sons his other wives had borne him. Then he sent these sons to the land of the East, away from his son Isaac.

Their father gave them large amounts of gold, silver, and other valuable possessions, and placed each one in charge of one of the fortified cities of Judah. But because Jehoram was the oldest, Jehoshaphat made him his successor.

The LORD takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever.

Then the King will say to the people on his right, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world.

but just one is needed. Mary has chosen the right thing, and it will not be taken away from her."

A slave does not belong to a family permanently, but a son belongs there forever.

If the Son sets you free, then you will be really free.

For the Spirit that God has given you does not make you slaves and cause you to be afraid; instead, the Spirit makes you God's children, and by the Spirit's power we cry out to God, "Father! my Father!"

Since we are his children, we will possess the blessings he keeps for his people, and we will also possess with Christ what God has kept for him; for if we share Christ's suffering, we will also share his glory.

Those whom God had already chosen he also set apart to become like his Son, so that the Son would be the first among many believers.

In view of all this, what can we say? If God is for us, who can be against us?

So then, you are no longer a slave but a child. And since you are his child, God will give you all that he has for his children.