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Galatians 4:7

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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ASV

So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

KJV

Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὥστεhōsteSoG5620 →
οὐκέτιouketino longerG3756 →G2089 →
εἶeiyou areG1510 →
δοῦλοςdoulosa slaveG1401 →
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235 →
υἱός·huiosa son;G5207 →
εἰeiifG1487 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
υἱός,huiosa son,G5207 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
κληρονόμοςklēronomosan heir ofG2818 →
διὰdiathroughG1223 →
θεοῦtheouGodG2316 →

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Romans 8:17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.Romans 8:16–17The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.Galatians 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.Galatians 3:26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.1 Corinthians 3:21–23Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,Galatians 4:5–6to 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.Galatians 4:5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.2 Corinthians 6:16–18What 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.”Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”Psalms 16:5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.Revelation 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.Genesis 17:7–8I 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.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.”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 32:38–41They will be My people, and I will be their God.

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