Galatians 4:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”
Galatians 4:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Galatians 4:59 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Galatians 4:5
“But when the fullness of the time came God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, under the Law that he might redeem them which were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” Here he states two objects and effects of the Incarnation, deliverance from evil and supply of good, things which none could compass but Christ. They are these; deliverance from the curse of the Law, and promotion to sonship. Fitly does he say, that we might “receive,” “[be paid,]”…
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Lena HoffmannNote3mo agoThe power of prayer - Galatians 4
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Jonas ErikssonNote3mo agoThe armor of God - Galatians 4
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