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Want to know what the Bible says about Adoption? Here are 149 Bible verses about Adoption from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Psalm 127:3 NIV
Children are a heritage from the Lord,
    offspring a reward from him.
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Job 24:9 NIV
The fatherless child is snatched from the breast;
    the infant of the poor is seized for a debt.
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Isaiah 66:13 NIV
As a mother comforts her child,
    so will I comfort you;
    and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”
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Genesis 48:16 NIV
the Angel who has delivered me from all harm
    —may he bless these boys.
May they be called by my name
    and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they increase greatly
    on the earth.”
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Nehemiah 1:5 NIV
Then I said:
Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments,
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Isaiah 54:13 NIV
All your children will be taught by the Lord,
    and great will be their peace.
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Genesis 15:2-4 NIV
2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
4 Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.
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Psalm 146:9 NIV
The Lord watches over the foreigner
    and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
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Hebrews 2:11 NIV
Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.
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Hebrews 12:6 NIV
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
    and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
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