But (A)when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, (B)born (C)of woman, born (D)under the law, (E)to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive (F)adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent (G)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then (H)an heir through God.

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But when [in God’s plan] the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the [regulations of the] Law, so that He might redeem and liberate those who were under the Law, that we [who believe] might be adopted as sons [as God’s children with all rights as fully grown members of a family].(A) And because you [really] are [His] sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, [a]“Abba! Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave (bond-servant), but a son; and if a son, then also an heir through [the gracious act of] God [through Christ].

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:6 An Aramaic word used by small children when informally addressing their fathers.