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Andδέbecauseὅτιyou areἐστεsons,υἱοίGodὁ θεὸςhas sent forthἐξαπέστειλενthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαof his Sonτοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦintoεἰςour hearts,τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶνcrying,κρᾶζον“Abba,ΑββαFather!”ὁ πατήρ
Galatians 4:6
Study it in the app“And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!””
God sent his Son so that we could become childrenGrace
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 4:6, word by word
- you areἐστεeste
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appears- sonsυἱοίhuioi
son
A son.
Where else “huioi” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- has sent forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilen
send out
To dispatch someone to another place with a task to carry out.
Where else “exapesteilen” appears- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- our heartsκαρδίαςkardias
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appears- cryingκρᾶζονkrazon
cry out
Shout, cry out.
Where else “krazon” appears- “AbbaΑββαAbba
Abba
Abba: an Aramaic word, "father".
Where else “Abba” appears- Fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
“Abba” is “father” in Aramaic. Some manuscripts read “into your hearts.”
The context
5so that he might redeem those under the law, so that we might receive the adoption as sons.
6 · This verse (above)
7So you are no longer a slave but a son; and if a son, also an heir through God.