In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elemental forces[a] of the world.(A) When the time came to completion, God sent His Son,(B) born of a woman,(C) born under the law, to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.(D)

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  1. Galatians 4:3 Or spirits, or principles

So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery(A) under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world.(B) But when the set time had fully come,(C) God sent his Son,(D) born of a woman,(E) born under the law,(F) to redeem(G) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(H) to sonship.[b](I)

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  1. Galatians 4:3 Or under the basic principles
  2. 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.