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Galatians 4:3-7

3SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we tooκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτεhoteG3753we were childrenνήπιοι,nēpioiG3516,were heldG1402inG1402bondageδεδουλωμένοι·dedoulōmenoiG1402underὑπὸhupoG5259theelementaryG4747principlesG4747of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

4But whenὅτεhoteG3753the fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of the timeχρόνου,chronouG5550cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821His SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096of a womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096underὑπὸhupoG5259the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551,

5soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443He might redeemἐξαγοράσῃ,exagorasēG1805thoseG3588who were underὑπὸhupoG5259the LawνόμονnomonG3551,that we might receiveἀπολάβωμεν.apolabōmenG618the adoptionυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206assonsG5206and daughters.

6BecauseὅτιhotiG3754you are sonsυἱοί,huioiG5207,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207into our heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,cryingκρᾶζον·krazonG2896outG2896, “AbbaαββαabbaG5!Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962!”

7ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620you are noG3765longerG3765a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,but a sonυἱός·huiosG5207; andifεἰeiG1487a sonυἱός,huiosG5207,thenκαὶkaiG2532an heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818throughδιὰdiaG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

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