So also we, while we were children, were held (A)in bondage under the [a](B)elemental things of the world. But when (C)the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, (D)born of a woman, born (E)under [b]the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under [c]the Law, that we might receive the adoption as (F)sons. Because you are sons, (G)God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “(H)Abba! Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and (I)if a son, then an heir [d]through God.

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  1. Galatians 4:3 Or rudimentary teachings or principles
  2. Galatians 4:4 Or law
  3. Galatians 4:5 Or law
  4. Galatians 4:7 I.e. through the gracious act of