Galatians 3:26–4:7

²⁶for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.^{* 27}As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.^{* 28}There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.^{* 29}And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring,^u heirs according to the promise.^*

⁴My point is this: heirs, as long as they are minors, are no better than those who are enslaved, though they are the owners of all the property, ²but they remain under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. ³So with us; while we were minors, we were enslaved to the elemental principles^v of the world.^{* 4}But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,^{* 5}in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children.^{* 6}And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our^w hearts, crying, “Abba!^x Father!”^{* 7}So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir through God.^y