“So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
— WEB
Galatians 4:7
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
— KJV
“So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.”
— ASV
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Commentary
Wherefore--Conclusion inferred from Gal 4:4-6. thou--individualizing and applying the truth to each. Such an individual appropriation of this comforting truth God grants in answer to them who cry, "Abba, Father." heir of God through Christ--The oldest manuscripts read, "an heir through God." This combines on behalf of man, the whole before-mentioned agency, of THE TRINITY: the Father sent His Son and the Spirit; the Son has freed us from the law; the Spirit has completed our sonship. Thus the redeemed are heirs THROUGH the Triune GOD, not through the law, nor through fleshly descent [WINDISCHMANN in ALFORD]; (Gal 3:18 confirms this). heir--confirming Gal 3:29; compare Rom 8:17.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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