New American Standard Bible 2020
Galatians 4:1-7
1NowG1161 I sayG3004, as longG5550 as the heirG2818 is a 1childG3516, he does not differG1308 atG3762 allG3762 from a slaveG1401, although he is 2ownerG2962 of everythingG3956, 2but he is underG5259 guardiansG2012 and 3managersG3623 untilG891 the 4dateG4287 setG4287 by the fatherG3962. 3SoG3779 we tooG2532, whenG3753 we were childrenG3516, were heldG1402 5inG1402 bondageG1402 underG5259 the 67elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889. 4But whenG3753 8the fullnessG4138 of the timeG5550 cameG2064, GodG2316 sentG1821 His SonG5207, 9bornG1096 of a womanG1135, bornG1096 10underG5259 11the LawG3551, 5soG2443 thatG2443 He might redeemG1805 thoseG3588 who were underG5259 12the LawG3551, that we might receiveG618 the adoptionG5206 as 13sonsG5206 and daughters. 6BecauseG3754 you are sonsG5207, 14GodG2316 has sentG1821 the SpiritG4151 of His SonG5207 into our heartsG2588, cryingG2896 outG2896, “15AbbaG5! 16FatherG3962!” 7ThereforeG5620 you are noG3765 longerG3765 a slaveG1401, but a sonG5207; and 17ifG1487 a sonG5207, thenG2532 an heirG2818 18throughG1223 GodG2316.
Notes
- 1. Galatians 4:1 Or minor ↩
- 2. Galatians 4:1 Lit lord ↩
- 3. Galatians 4:2 Or stewards ↩
- 4. Galatians 4:2 I.e., when the child is no longer a minor ↩
- 5. Galatians 4:3 Gal 2:4; 4:8f, 24f ↩
- 6. Galatians 4:3 Or rudimentary teachings ↩
- 7. Galatians 4:3 Gal 4:9; Col 2:8, 20; Heb 5:12 ↩
- 8. Galatians 4:4 Mark 1:15 ↩
- 9. Galatians 4:4 John 1:14; Rom 1:3; 8:3; Phil 2:7 ↩
- 10. Galatians 4:4 Luke 2:21f, 27 ↩
- 11. Galatians 4:4 Or law ↩
- 12. Galatians 4:5 Or law ↩
- 13. Galatians 4:5 Rom 8:14; Gal 3:26 ↩
- 14. Galatians 4:6 Acts 16:7; Rom 5:5; 8:9, 16; 2 Cor 3:17 ↩
- 15. Galatians 4:6 Mark 14:36; Rom 8:15 ↩
- 16. Galatians 4:6 I.e., Paul’s translation of the Aramaic Abba ↩
- 17. Galatians 4:7 Rom 8:17 ↩
- 18. Galatians 4:7 I.e., through the gracious act of ↩
Commentaries on Galatians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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