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Galatians 3:29-4:5
English Standard Version
Galatians 3:29-4:5
English Standard Version
29 And (A)if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, (B)heirs according to promise.
Sons and Heirs
4 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave,[a] though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, (C)were enslaved to the elementary principles[b] of the world. 4 But (D)when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, (E)born (F)of woman, born (G)under the law, 5 (H)to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive (I)adoption as sons.
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 7
- Galatians 4:3 Or elemental spirits; also verse 9
Galatians 3:29-4:5
New International Version
Galatians 3:29-4:5
New International Version
29 If you belong to Christ,(A) then you are Abraham’s seed,(B) and heirs(C) according to the promise.(D)
4 What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2 The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery(E) under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world.(F) 4 But when the set time had fully come,(G) God sent his Son,(H) born of a woman,(I) born under the law,(J) 5 to redeem(K) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(L) to sonship.[b](M)
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:3 Or under the basic principles
- Galatians 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
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