Galatians 4:1-7

Revised Geneva Translation

4 Then I say that the heir (as long as he is a child) differs nothing from a servant - though he be Lord of all -

² but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed by the Father.

³ Even so, we (when we were children) were in bondage under the basic principles of the world.

⁴ But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman and made under the Law;

⁵ so that He might redeem those who were under the Law (that we might receive adoption as sons).

⁶ And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, who cries, “Abba, Father!”

⁷ Therefore, you are a servant no more, but a son. Now, if you are a son, you are also the heir of God, through Christ.