Galatians 4:1-7
1 Now I say that as long as the heir a is a child, he differs in no way from a ▼▼slave: The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English by "servant" or "bond servant"; the HCSB translates this word as "slave," not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire's inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.
slave, though he is the owner c of everything. 2 Instead, he is under guardians and stewards until the time set by his father. 3In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elemental forces ▼▼Or spirits, or principles
of the world. e 4 When the time came to completion, God sent His Son, f born of a woman, g born under the law, 5 to ▼▼Red Sea: Literally Sea of Reeds
redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. i 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son j into our ▼▼Other mss read your
hearts, crying, “ ▼▼Abba: The Aramaic word for "father"
Abba, m Father!” n 7 So you are no longer a slave o but a son, p and if a son, then an heir q through God.
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