Galatians 4:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.”
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“So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
King James Version · Public Domain“So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“so that thou art no more a servant, but a son, and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Galatians 4:7 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
- Genesis 17:7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Psalms 16:5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Jeremiah 10:16The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance— the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Jeremiah 32:38They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
- Romans 8:16The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
- 1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
- 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
- Galatians 3:26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Galatians 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
- Galatians 4:5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
- Galatians 4:31Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
- Revelation 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
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