²⁶You are all God’s children by believing in Christ Jesus. ²⁷Clearly, all of you who were baptized in Christ’s name have clothed yourselves with Christ. ²⁸There are neither Jews nor Greeks, slaves nor free people, males nor females. You are all the same in Christ Jesus. ²⁹If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants and heirs, as God promised.

4TH CHAPTER

You Are God’s Children

¹Let me explain further. As long as an heir is a child, he is no better off than a slave, even though he owns everything. ²He is placed under the control of guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. ³It was the same way with us. When we were children, we were slaves to the principles of this world. ⁴But when the right time came, God sent his Son ⸤into the world⸥. A woman gave birth to him, and he came under the control of the laws given to Moses. ⁵God sent him to pay for the freedom of those who were controlled by these laws so that we would be adopted as his children. ⁶Because you are God’s children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into us to call out, “Abba!^aFather!” ⁷So you are no longer slaves but God’s children. Since you are God’s children, God has also made you heirs.

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Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Footnotes

a 4:6 Abba is Aramaic for “father.”