Galatians 4:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.(A)
Do Not Throw This Freedom Away.[a]
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- 4:8–11 On the basis of the arguments advanced from Gal 3:1 through Gal 4:7, Paul now launches his appeal to the Galatians with the question, how can you turn back to the slavery of the law (Gal 4:9)? The question is posed with reference to bondage to the elemental powers (see note on Gal 4:3) because the Galatians had originally been converted to Christianity from paganism, not Judaism (Gal 4:8). The use of the direct question is like Gal 3:3–5.
Galatians 4:7
New International Version
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.(A)
Galatians 4:7
King James Version
7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
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