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Galatians 4:3-5
New Testament for Everyone
Galatians 4:3-5
New Testament for Everyone
3 Well, it’s like that with us. When we were children, we were kept in “slavery” under the “elements of the world.” 4 But when the fullness of time arrived, God sent out his son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 so that he might redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
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Galatians 4:3-5
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Galatians 4:3-5
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3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery(A) under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world.(B) 4 But when the set time had fully come,(C) God sent his Son,(D) born of a woman,(E) born under the law,(F) 5 to redeem(G) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(H) to sonship.[b](I)
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:3 Or under the basic principles
- 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.
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