Galatians 4:5
to redeem those under the Law, that we might be adopted as sons.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
In Context
4but when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,
Cross References
Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
John 1:12But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become children of God,—to those who believed in his name;
Romans 8:19For the earnest expectation of the creation is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Romans 9:4who are Israelites; whom God adopted as sons, whose was the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the Law, and the service of the sanctuary, and the promises;
Galatians 3:26For ye are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;
Galatians 4:21Tell me, ye that desire to be under the Law, do ye not hear the Law?
Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:2-8
The Redemption by Christ. ( a. d. 56.) 1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; 2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: 4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 And… Read the whole commentary →