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Since you are God’s children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, and the Spirit cries out, “Father.”[a] So now you are not a slave; you are God’s child, and God will give you the blessing he promised, because you are his child.

Paul’s Love for the Christians

In the past you did not know God. You were slaves to gods that were not real.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:6 “Father” Literally, “Abba, Father.” Jewish children called their fathers “Abba.”

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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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father