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Galatians 4:4–5

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4But when the set time had fully come,y God sent his Son,z born of a woman,a born under the law,b 5to redeemc those under the law, that we might receive adoptiond to sonship.be

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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.

Cross references

  1. yMk 1:15; Ro 5:6; Eph 1:10
  2. zSee Jn 3:17
  3. aSee Jn 1:14
  4. bLk 2:27
  5. cSee Ro 3:24
  6. dJn 1:12
  7. eSee Ro 8:14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

NLTNew Living Translation

But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But when the fullness of time came, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order that he might redeem those under the law, in order that we might receive the adoption.

KJV 1900King James Version

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.