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Galatians 4:5
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Galatians 4:5
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to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
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Galatians 4:5 in Other Translations
KJV
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To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
ESV
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to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
NLT
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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.
MSG
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Thus we have been set free to experience our rightful heritage.
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to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
Galatians 4:5 In-Context
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So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world.
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But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
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to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
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Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
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So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.
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Romans 3:24
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John 1:12
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Romans 8:14
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The Greek word for "adoption to sonship" is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
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