Sons and Heirs

I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave,[a] though he is the owner of everything,

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  1. Galatians 4:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 7

What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.

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So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then (A)an heir through God.

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

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17 and if children, then (A)heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, (B)provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

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17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs(A)—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings(B) in order that we may also share in his glory.(C)

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This mystery is[a] that the Gentiles are (A)fellow heirs, (B)members of the same body, and (C)partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

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  1. Ephesians 3:6 The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4

This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs(A) together with Israel, members together of one body,(B) and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.(C)

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28 Now you,[a] brothers, (A)like Isaac, (B)are children of promise.

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  1. Galatians 4:28 Some manuscripts we

28 Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.(A)

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Greeting

Paul, (A)an apostle of Christ Jesus (B)by the will of God according to (C)the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,

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Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B) in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,(C)

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(A)in hope of eternal life, which God, (B)who never lies, (C)promised (D)before the ages began[a]

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  1. Titus 1:2 Greek before times eternal

in the hope of eternal life,(A) which God, who does not lie,(B) promised before the beginning of time,(C)

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15 Therefore he is (A)the mediator of a new covenant, so that (B)those who are called may (C)receive the promised eternal inheritance, (D)since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.[a]

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  1. Hebrews 9:15 The Greek word means both covenant and will; also verses 16, 17

15 For this reason Christ is the mediator(A) of a new covenant,(B) that those who are called(C) may receive the promised(D) eternal inheritance(E)—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.(F)

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