that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Galatians 4:5 in context
Galatians 4:2–8
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but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.
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So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.
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But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
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that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children.
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And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
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So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
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However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.
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