so that He might redeem those who were under [a]the Law, that we might receive the adoption as (A)sons and daughters. Because you are sons, (B)God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “(C)Abba! [b]Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and (D)if a son, then an heir [c]through God.

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  1. Galatians 4:5 Or law
  2. Galatians 4:6 I.e., Paul’s translation of the Aramaic Abba
  3. Galatians 4:7 I.e., through the gracious act of

to redeem(A) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(B) to sonship.[a](C) Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(D) into our hearts,(E) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[b] Father.”(F) So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father