Galatians 4:4

Galatians 4:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
• New Living Translation (NLT)But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.

Context of Galatians 4:4

2The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world. But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. 6Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”

Galatians 4:4 word by word

ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός, γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• the fulnessὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the fulnessπλήρωμαplērōma · fulfillmentG4138
• of the timeχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550
• was comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• sent forthἐξαποστέλλωexapostellō · to send out/awayG1821
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• a womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• underὑπόhupo · by/under: underG5259
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551

Cross-references for Galatians 4:4

• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Malachi 3:1“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.
• Mark 1:15“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
• Acts 1:7He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
• Ephesians 1:10to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
• Hebrews 9:10They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.
• Isaiah 48:16“Come near me and listen to this: “From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; at the time it happens, I am there.” And now the Sovereign Lord has sent me, endowed with his Spirit.
• Zechariah 2:8For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye—
• John 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
• John 6:38For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
• John 8:42Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me.
• John 10:36what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?
• 1 John 4:9This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
• Isaiah 9:6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Micah 5:2“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”

Commentaries on Galatians 4:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4When the fullness of the time was come - The time which God in his infinite wisdom counted best; in which all his counsels were filled up; and the time which his Spirit, by the prophets, had specified; and the time to which he intended the Mosaic institutions should extend, and beyond which they should be of no avail. God sent forth his Son - Him who came immediately from God himself, made of a woman, according to the promise, Genesis 3:15; produced by…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4But when the fulness of the time was come - The full time appointed by the Father; the completion (filling up, ́ plērōmaof the designated period for the coming of the Messiah; see the Isaiah 49:7-8 notes; 2 Corinthians 6:2 note. The sense is, that the time which had been predicted, and when it was proper that he should come, was complete. The exact period had arrived when all things were ready for his coming. It is often asked why he did not come…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5God chose the perfect time in history for Jesus to come (see Luke 4:18–19; Ephesians 4:8–10). Jesus was fully human, born of a woman, and required to follow the law of Moses. Jesus fulfilled the law (see Matthew 3:13–15; 5:17) so that God's children now have freedom and are no longer enslaved by it. to redeem those: By fulfilling the law and taking on its curse, Jesus freed us from its demands (Galatians 3:13; see also Romans 3:24; Colossians 1:13–14)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311-7. The fact of God's sending His Son to redeem us who were under the law (Ga 4:4), and sending the Spirit of His Son into our hearts (Ga 4:6), confirms the conclusion (Ga 3:29) that we are "heirs according to the promise." the heir--(Ga 3:29). It is not, as in earthly inheritances, the death of the father, but our Father's sovereign will simply that makes us heirs. child--Greek, "one under age." differeth nothing, &c.--that is, has no more freedom than…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 4:4

• Atonement
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Redemption
• Salvation
• Time
• Trinity

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Covenant
• Doubt
• Election of Grace
• Flesh
• Fulness
• Humiliation of Christ
• Incarnation
• Nativity of Christ

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