26 For you are all (A)sons and daughters of God through faith in (B)Christ Jesus. 27 For all of you who were (C)baptized into Christ have (D)clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 (E)There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is [a]neither male nor female; for (F)you are all one in (G)Christ Jesus. 29 And if (H)you [b]belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s [c]descendants, heirs according to (I)promise.

Sonship in Christ

Now I say, as long as the heir is a [d]child, he does not differ at all from a slave, although he is [e]owner of everything, but he is under guardians and [f]managers until the [g]date set by the father. So we too, when we were children, were held (J)in bondage under the [h](K)elementary principles of the world. But when (L)the fullness of the time came, God sent His Son, (M)born of a woman, born (N)under [i]the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under [j]the Law, that we might receive the adoption as (O)sons and daughters. Because you are sons, (P)God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “(Q)Abba! [k]Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and (R)if a son, then an heir [l]through God.

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:28 Lit not male and female
  2. Galatians 3:29 Lit are Christ’s
  3. Galatians 3:29 Lit seed
  4. Galatians 4:1 Or minor
  5. Galatians 4:1 Lit lord
  6. Galatians 4:2 Or stewards
  7. Galatians 4:2 I.e., when the child is no longer a minor
  8. Galatians 4:3 Or rudimentary teachings
  9. Galatians 4:4 Or law
  10. Galatians 4:5 Or law
  11. Galatians 4:6 I.e., Paul’s translation of the Aramaic Abba
  12. Galatians 4:7 I.e., through the gracious act of

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