King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Heir
CategoryTheological Term / Archaic Word
Modern Equivalentone who inherits; a person entitled to receive another's estate or position.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionOne legally entitled to inherit. In the NT, believers are described as "heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ" — inheriting through adoption all that belongs to the Son of God, including eternal life, the new creation, and the glory of God.
Key Verses"And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ." (Romans 8:17); "That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life." (Titus 3:7)