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Galatians 4:6-8
Lexham English Bible
Galatians 4:6-8
Lexham English Bible
6 And because you are sons, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba![a] (Father!),” 7 so that you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, also an heir through God.
Do Not Be Enslaved Again
8 But at that time when you[b] did not know God, you were enslaved to the things which by nature are not gods.
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- Galatians 4:6 “Abba” is Aramaic for “father”
- Galatians 4:8 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as temporal
Galatians 4:6-8
New International Version
Galatians 4:6-8
New International Version
6 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) 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.(D)
Paul’s Concern for the Galatians
8 Formerly, when you did not know God,(E) you were slaves(F) to those who by nature are not gods.(G)
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father
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