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Galatians 4:6

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

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ASV

And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

KJV

And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

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ἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilensent forthG1821 →
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θεὸςtheosGodG2316 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
πνεῦμαpneumaSpiritG4151 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
υἱοῦhuiouSonG5207 →
αὐτοῦautouof HimG846 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
τὰςtastheG3588 →
καρδίαςkardiasheartsG2588 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165 →
κρᾶζον·krazoncrying out;G2896 →
αββαabbaAbbaG5 →
ὁhoOG3588 →
πατήρ.patērFather!G3962 →

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John 1:12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—Romans 8:26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.Romans 8:15–17For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”Romans 8:14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.John 4:23But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.Romans 5:5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.Matthew 6:9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.Ephesians 1:14who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.Romans 8:9You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.Mark 14:36“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”Ephesians 2:18For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.2 Corinthians 3:17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.Philippians 1:19because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.1 John 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.1 John 5:13I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.John 14:17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

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