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Soὥστεyou areεἶno longerοὐκέτιa slaveδοῦλοςbutἀλλὰa son;υἱόςandδὲifεἰa son,υἱόςalsoκαὶan heirκληρονόμοςthroughδιὰGod.θεοῦ
Galatians 4:7
Study it in the app“So you are no longer a slave but a son; and if a son, also an heir through God.”
God sent his Son so that we could become childrenGrace
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 4:7, word by word
- Soὥστεhōste
so
Draws the conclusion from what has just been said.
Where else “hōste” appears- you areεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- a slaveδοῦλοςdoulos
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulos” appears- a sonυἱόςhuios
one belonging to
Someone with the character of something: "children of light".
Where else “huios” appears- an heirκληρονόμοςklēronomos
heir
Heir.
Where else “klēronomos” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “an heir of God through the Messiah.”
The context
6And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
7 · This verse (above)
8But at that time, not knowing God, you were slaves to those that by nature are not gods.