Galatians 4:7-9

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⁷ So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if you are a child, then you are also an heir because of what God did.

⁸ However, in the past, when you did not know God, you were slaves to things that are not really gods at all.^{[a] 9} But now that you know God, or rather have been known by God, how can you turn back again to those powerless and bankrupt basic principles?^[b] Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?