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Galatians 4:6-11
English Standard Version
Galatians 4:6-11
English Standard Version
6 And because you are sons, God has sent (A)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then (B)an heir through God.
Paul's Concern for the Galatians
8 Formerly, when you (C)did not know God, you (D)were enslaved to those that by nature (E)are not gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather (F)to be known by God, (G)how can you turn back again to (H)the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? 10 (I)You observe days and months and seasons and years! 11 I am afraid (J)I may have labored over you in vain.
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Galatians 4:6-11
New International Version
Galatians 4:6-11
New International Version
6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(A) into our hearts,(B) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[a] Father.”(C) 7 So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.(D)
Paul’s Concern for the Galatians
8 Formerly, when you did not know God,(E) you were slaves(F) to those who by nature are not gods.(G) 9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(H)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[b]? Do you wish to be enslaved(I) by them all over again?(J) 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!(K) 11 I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.(L)
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father
- Galatians 4:9 Or principles
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