And because you are sons, God has sent forth (A)the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, [a]“Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, (B)and if a son, then an heir [b]of God [c]through Christ.

Fears for the Church

But then, indeed, (C)when you did not know God, (D)you served those which by nature are not gods.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:6 Lit., in Aram., Father
  2. Galatians 4:7 NU through God
  3. Galatians 4:7 NU omits through Christ

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