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23 Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be reckoned as righteous[a] by faith.(A) 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian,

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  1. 3.24 Or be justified

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,(A) in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children.(B) And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our[a] hearts, crying, “Abba![b] Father!”(C) So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir through God.[c]

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  1. 4.6 Other ancient authorities read your
  2. 4.6 Aramaic for Father
  3. 4.7 Other ancient authorities read an heir of God through Christ