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Galatians 4:5–6

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5to redeemc those under the law, that we might receive adoptiond to sonship.be 6Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Sonf into our hearts,g the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,c Father.”h

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Footnotes

  1. bThe Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
  2. cAramaic for Father

Cross references

  1. cSee Ro 3:24
  2. dJn 1:12
  3. eSee Ro 8:14
  4. fSee Ac 16:7
  5. gRo 5:5
  6. hRo 8:15, 16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”

NLTNew Living Translation

God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

in order that he might redeem those under the law, in order that we might receive the adoption. And because you are sons, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba! (Father!),”

KJV 1900King James Version

To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.