^35 (A)The slave does not remain in the house forever; ^(B)the son remains forever.

³¹ And he said to him, ‘Son, ^(A)you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.

¹⁰ So she said to Abraham, ^(A)“Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.”

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!” ⁷ So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then ^(H)an heir through God.

³⁰ But what does the Scripture say? ^(A)“Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.” ³¹ So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but ^(B)of the free woman.

¹⁵ For ^(A)you did not receive ^(B)the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of ^(C)adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ^(D)“Abba! Father!” ^16 (E)The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, ¹⁷ and if children, then ^(F)heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(G)provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

² according to ^(A)the foreknowledge of God the Father, ^(B)in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and ^(C)for sprinkling with his blood:

May ^(D)grace and ^(E)peace be multiplied to you.

Born Again to a Living Hope

^3 (F)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! ^(G)According to his great mercy, ^(H)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope ^(I)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴ to ^(J)an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and ^(K)unfading, ^(L)kept in heaven for you, ⁵ who by God's power are being guarded ^(M)through faith for a salvation ^(N)ready to be revealed in the last time.

^5 (A)Now Moses was faithful in all God's house ^(B)as a servant, ^(C)to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, ⁶ but Christ is faithful over God's house as ^(D)a son. And ^(E)we are his house, if indeed we ^(F)hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.^[a]

³ For ^(A)you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.