Galatians 4:7

So then thou art no longer a bond-servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

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In The King James Version

Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

In Context

6And to show that ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father!

8But at that time, indeed, when ye knew not God, ye were in slavery to those who in their nature are not gods;

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Cross References

Psalms 73:26Though my flesh and my heart fail, God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Jeremiah 31:33But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, saith Jehovah, I will put my law into their inward parts, And upon their hearts will I write it; And I will be their God, And they shall be my people.

Lamentations 3:24Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul, therefore do I hope in him.

1 Corinthians 3:21So then let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;

Galatians 3:26For ye are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;

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 →

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