God the Father
From “Tota Scriptura”, Joey Day’s personal Scripture topic index wiki
Places in Scripture where God is called “Father” or people are called “sons” or “children” of God.
Of Jesus
Mt 3:17; 4:3, 6; 7:21; 8:29; 10:32–33; 11:25–27; 12:50; 14:33; 15:13; 16:16–17, 27; 17:5; 18:10, 14, 19, 35; 20:23; 25:34; 26:29, 39, 42, 53, 63; 27:40, 43, 54; Mk 1:1, 11; 3:11; 5:7; 8:38; 9:7; 14:36, 61; 15:39; Lk 1:32, 35; 2:49; 3:22, 23 (this one’s subtle); Lk 4:3, 9, 41; 8:28; 9:35; 10:21–22; 22:29, 42, 70; 23:34, 46; 24:49; Jn 1:14, 34, 49; 2:16; 3:16–18; 5:17–18, 25, 43; 6:32, 40; 8:19, 36, 38, 49, 54; 10:18, 25, 29, 36–37; 11:4, 27, 41; 12:27–28; 14:2, 7, 20–21, 23; 15:1, 8, 10, 15, 23–24; 17:1, 5, 11, 21, 24–25; 19:7; 20:17, 31; Ac 9:20; 13:33 (cites Ps 2:7); Ro 1:3–4, 9; 5:10; 8:3, 29, 32; 15:6; 1Co 1:9; 15:28; 2Co 1:3, 19; 11:31; Gal 1:16; 2:20; 4:4, 6; Eph 1:3; 4:13; Col 1:3, 13, 15; 1Th 1:10; Heb 1:2, 5–6 (cites 2Sa 7:14; Ps 2:7); Heb 1:8; 3:6; 4:14; 5:5 (cites Ps 2:7); Heb 5:8; 6:6; 7:3, 28; 10:29; 12:23; 1Pe 1:3; 2Pe 1:17; 1Jn 1:7; 3:8, 23; 4:9–10, 14–15; 5:5, 9–13, 20; 2Jn 1:3; Rev 1:5–6; 2:18, 27; 3:5, 21; 14:1
Of “the sons of God”
Main topic: Sons of God in Genesis 6 Ge 6:1–4; Dt 32:8 (but see ESV footnote); Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Ps 29:1 (see ESV footnote); Ps 82; 89:5–7 (see ESV footnote) — see also Dan 3:25
Of Adam
Lk 3:38
Of the King of Israel and/or Messiah
2Sa 7:14 (cited at Heb 1:5); 1Ch 17:13; 22:10; 28:6; Ps 2:7–12 (cited at Ac 13:33; Heb 1:5; 5:5); Ps 89:26–27; Zec 12:10 (allegorically)
Of Israel
Ex 4:22–23; Dt 14:1–2; Dt 32:5–8 (see ESV footnote); Dt 32:18–20, 43; Ps 80:14–15; Isa 1:2, 4; 30:1, 9; 43:6; 45:11; 63:16; Jer 3:4, 14, 19, 22; 4:22; 31:9, 20; Hos 1:10 (cited at Ro 9:26); Hos 11:1, 10–11; Mal 1:6; Mt 15:24–26 (cf. Mk 7:27–28); Ro 9:4 (“to them belongs the adoption”!)
Of believers, the elect (the true Israel)
Mt 12:50; 13:43; Lk 6:35–36; 20:34–36; Jn 1:12–13; 3:3–8; 11:52; 12:36 (“sons of light”); Ro 8:14–17, 19–23, 29; 9:8, 26 (cites Hos 1:10); 2Co 6:18; Gal 3:26; 4:5–7, 29; Eph 1:5; 2:19; 5:1–2, 8; Php 2:15; 1Th 5:5; Heb 2:10–17; 3:6; 12:5–9; Jas 1:18; 1Pe 1:3, 23; 2:2; 1Jn 2:29; 3:1–2, 9–10; 4:7; 5:1–4, 18; Rev 21:7
Of an otherwise unspecified audience (“your” or “our” Father)
Isa 63:8; 64:8; Mt 5:9, 16, 45, 48; 6:1, 4, 6, 8–9, 14–15, 18, 26, 32; 7:11; 10:20, 29; 23:9; Mk 11:25; Lk 11:2; 12:30, 32; Jn 20:17; Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:3; 2Co 1:2; Gal 1:3–4; Eph 1:2; Php 1:2; 4:20; Col 1:2; 1Th 1:3; 3:11, 13; 2Th 1:1–2; 2:16; Phm 1:3; Jas 3:9; 1Pe 1:17
Of all men?
Mal 2:10; Ac 17:28–29; Eph 3:14–15; 4:6; Heb 12:9
Unspecified (simply “the” Father)
Isa 9:6 (“Everlasting Father”); Mt 24:36; 28:19; Mk 13:32; Lk 9:26; 11:13; Jn 1:18; 3:35–36; 4:21, 23; 5:19–23, 26, 36–37, 45; 6:27, 37, 44–46, 57, 65; 8:16, 18, 27–28; 10:15, 17, 30, 32, 36, 38; 12:26, 49–50; 13:1, 3; 14:6, 8–13, 16, 24, 26, 28, 31; 15:9, 16, 26; 16:3, 10, 15, 17, 23, 25–28, 32; 18:11; 20:21; Ac 1:4, 7; 2:33; Ro 6:4; 1Co 8:6; 15:24; Gal 1:1; Eph 2:18; 5:20; 6:23; Php 2:11; Col 1:12; 3:17; 1Th 1:1; 1Ti 1:2; 2Ti 1:2; Tit 1:4; Jas 1:27; 1Pe 1:2; 2Pe 1:17; 1Jn 1:2–3; 2:1, 13, 15–16, 22–24; 5:1; 2Jn 1:3–4, 9; Jude 1:1
Of non–specific or inanimate things
Job 38:28–29 (“does the rain have a father?”); Ps 68:5 (“of the fatherless”); 2Co 1:3 (“of mercies”); Eph 1:17 (“of glory”); Jas 1:17 (“of lights”)
Parables
Mt 17:25-26; 21:28-32; 21:33–44 (cf. Mk 12:1–11; Lk 20:9–18); Mt 22:1–14; Lk 15:11-32
Allegories
Dt 1:31; 8:5; Ps 103:13; Pr 3:12; Isa 49:15; 66:13; Mal 3:17
See also
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