But when the set time had fully come,(A) God sent his Son,(B) born of a woman,(C) born under the law,(D) to redeem(E) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(F) to sonship.[a](G)

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  1. 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.

But (A)when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, (B)born[a] (C)of a woman, (D)born under the law, (E)to redeem those who were under the law, (F)that we might receive the adoption as sons.

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  1. Galatians 4:4 Or made

But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.[a]

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  1. 4:5 Greek sons; also in 4:6.

But when the right time finally came, God sent his own Son. He came as the son of a human mother and lived under the Jewish Law, (A)to redeem those who were under the Law, so that we might become God's children.

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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)

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