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Galatians 4:4-6
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4 But (A)when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, (B)born (C)of woman, born (D)under the law, 5 (E)to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive (F)adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent (G)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

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4 But when (A)the fullness of the time came, God sent His Son, (B)born of a woman, born (C)under [a]the Law, 5 so that He might redeem those who were under [b]the Law, that we might receive the adoption as (D)sons and daughters. 6 Because you are sons, (E)God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “(F)Abba! [c]Father!”

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  1. Galatians 4:4 Or law
  2. Galatians 4:5 Or law
  3. Galatians 4:6 I.e., Paul’s translation of the Aramaic Abba
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4 But when the set time had fully come,(A) God sent his Son,(B) born of a woman,(C) born under the law,(D) 5 to redeem(E) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(F) to sonship.[a](G) 6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(H) into our hearts,(I) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[b] Father.”(J)

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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.
  2. Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father
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4 But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. 5 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] 6 And because we[b] are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”[c]

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  1. 4:5 Greek sons; also in 4:6.
  2. 4:6a Greek you.
  3. 4:6b Abba is an Aramaic term for “father.”
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