Galatians 4:7-9

New International Version - UK

⁷ So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.

Paul’s concern for the Galatians

⁸ Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. ⁹ But now that you know God – or rather are known by God – how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces^[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?