Galatians 4:5

5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.[a]

Galatians 4:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
ESV
5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
NLT
5 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
5 Thus we have been set free to experience our rightful heritage.
CSB
5 to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Galatians 4:5 In-Context

3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world.
4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
7 So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.

Cross References 3

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. 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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