And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son(A) into our[a] hearts, crying, “Abba,(B) Father!”(C) So you are no longer a slave(D) but a son,(E) and if a son, then an heir(F) through God.

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

But in the past, when you didn’t know God,(G) you were enslaved to things[b] that by nature are not gods.

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  1. Galatians 4:6 Other mss read your
  2. Galatians 4:8 Or beings

Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(A) into our hearts,(B) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[a] Father.”(C) So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.(D)

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

Formerly, when you did not know God,(E) you were slaves(F) to those who by nature are not gods.(G)

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  1. Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father