Galatians 3:29-4:7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring,[a] heirs according to the promise.(A)
4 My point is this: heirs, as long as they are minors, are no better than those who are enslaved, though they are the owners of all the property, 2 but they remain under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. 3 So with us; while we were minors, we were enslaved to the elemental principles[b] of the world.(B) 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,(C) 5 in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children.(D) 6 And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our[c] hearts, crying, “Abba![d] Father!”(E) 7 So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir through God.[e]
Galatians 3:29-4:7
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) 6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(N) into our hearts,(O) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[c] Father.”(P) 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.(Q)
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.
- Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father
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