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Galatians 4:5-7
International Standard Version
Galatians 4:5-7
International Standard Version
5 in order to redeem those who were under the Law, and thus to adopt them as his children. 6 Now because you are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our[a] hearts to cry out, “Abba![b] Father!” 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.
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- Galatians 4:6 Other mss. read your
- Galatians 4:6 Abba is Aram. for Father.
Galatians 4:5-7
New International Version
Galatians 4:5-7
New International Version
5 to redeem(A) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(B) to sonship.[a](C) 6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(D) into our hearts,(E) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[b] Father.”(F) 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.(G)
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- Galatians 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
- Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father
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