Gal.3.26

Your baptism in Christ was not just washing you up for a fresh start. It also involved dressing you in an adult faith wardrobe--Christ's life, the fulfillment of God's original promise.

Gal.3.26

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,

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For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

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So you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Gal.3.27

In Christ's family there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female. Among us you are all equal. That is, we are all in a common relationship with Jesus Christ.

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for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

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For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

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And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have been made like him.

Gal.3.28

Also, since you are Christ's family, then you are Abraham's famous "descendant," heirs according to the covenant promises.

Gal.3.28

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Gal.3.28

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. For you are all Christians--you are one in Christ Jesus.

Gal.3.29

If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Gal.3.29

If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

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And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

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And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and now all the promises God gave to him belong to you.

Gal.4.1

Let me show you the implications of this. As long as the heir is a minor, he has no advantage over the slave. Though legally he owns the entire inheritance,

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What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.

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Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all,

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Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves great wealth for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had.

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he is subject to tutors and administrators until whatever date the father has set for emancipation.

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He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father.

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but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father.

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They have to obey their guardians until they reach whatever age their father set.

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That is the way it is with us: When we were minors, we were just like slaves ordered around by simple instructions (the tutors and administrators of this world), with no say in the conduct of our own lives.

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So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world.

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Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world.

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And that's the way it was with us before Christ came. We were slaves to the spiritual powers of this world.

Gal.4.4

But when the time arrived that was set by God the Father, God sent his Son, born among us of a woman, born under the conditions of the law so that he might redeem those of us who have been kidnapped by the law.

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But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law,

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But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

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But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.

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Thus we have been set free to experience our rightful heritage.

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to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.

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to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

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God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.

Gal.4.6

You can tell for sure that you are now fully adopted as his own children because God sent the Spirit of his Son into our lives crying out, "Papa! Father!"

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Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father."

Gal.4.6

And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"

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And because you Gentiles have become his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, and now you can call God your dear Father.

Gal.4.7

Doesn't that privilege of intimate conversation with God make it plain that you are not a slave, but a child? And if you are a child, you're also an heir, with complete access to the inheritance.

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So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.

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Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

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Now you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are his child, everything he has belongs to you.

Gal.4.8

Earlier, before you knew God personally, you were enslaved to so-called gods that had nothing of the divine about them.

Gal.4.8

Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.

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But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.

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Before you Gentiles knew God, you were slaves to so-called gods that do not even exist.

Gal.4.9

But now that you know the real God--or rather since God knows you--how can you possibly subject yourselves again to those paper tigers?

Gal.4.9

But now that you know God--or rather are known by God--how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

Gal.4.9

But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?

Gal.4.9

And now that you have found God (or should I say, now that God has found you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual powers of this world?

Gal.4.10

For that is exactly what you do when you are intimidated into scrupulously observing all the traditions, taboos, and superstitions associated with special days and seasons and years.

Gal.4.10

You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!

Gal.4.10

You observe days and months and seasons and years.

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You are trying to find favor with God by what you do or don't do on certain days or months or seasons or years.

Gal.4.11

I am afraid that all my hard work among you has gone up in a puff of smoke!

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I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.

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I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.

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I fear for you. I am afraid that all my hard work for you was worth nothing.

Gal.4.12

My dear friends, what I would really like you to do is try to put yourselves in my shoes to the same extent that I, when I was with you, put myself in yours. You were very sensitive and kind then. You did not come down on me personally.

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I plead with you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.

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Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. You have not injured me at all.

Gal.4.12

Dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to live as I do in freedom from these things, for I have become like you Gentiles were--free from the law. You did not mistreat me when I first preached to you.

Gal.4.13

You were well aware that the reason I ended up preaching to you was that I was physically broken, and so, prevented from continuing my journey, I was forced to stop with you. That is how I came to preach to you.

Gal.4.13

As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.

Gal.4.13

You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first.

Gal.4.13

Surely you remember that I was sick when I first brought you the Good News of Christ.

Gal.4.14

And don't you remember that even though taking in a sick guest was most troublesome for you, you chose to treat me as well as you would have treated an angel of God--as well as you would have treated Jesus himself if he had visited you?

Gal.4.14

Even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself.

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And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

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But even though my sickness was revolting to you, you did not reject me and turn me away. No, you took me in and cared for me as though I were an angel from God or even Christ Jesus himself.

Gal.4.15

What has happened to the satisfaction you felt at that time? There were some of you then who, if possible, would have given your very eyes to me--that is how deeply you cared!

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What has happened to all your joy? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

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What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.

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Where is that joyful spirit we felt together then? In those days, I know you would gladly have taken out your own eyes and given them to me if it had been possible.

Gal.4.16

And now have I suddenly become your enemy simply by telling you the truth? I can't believe it.

Gal.4.16

Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

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Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

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Have I now become your enemy because I am telling you the truth?

Gal.4.17

Those heretical teachers go to great lengths to flatter you, but their motives are rotten. They want to shut you out of the free world of God's grace so that you will always depend on them for approval and direction, making them feel important. [JC]

Gal.4.17

Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.

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They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them.

Gal.4.17

Those false teachers who are so anxious to win your favor are not doing it for your good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay more attention to them.

Gal.4.18

It is a good thing to be ardent in doing good, but not just when I am in your presence. Can't you continue the same concern for both my person and my message when I am away from you that you had when I was with you?

Gal.4.18

It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always and not just when I am with you.

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But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.

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Now it's wonderful if you are eager to do good, and especially when I am not with you.

Gal.4.19

Do you know how I feel right now, and will feel until Christ's life becomes visible in your lives? Like a mother in the pain of childbirth.

Gal.4.19

My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,

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My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,

Gal.4.19

But oh, my dear children! I feel as if I am going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives.

Gal.4.20

Oh, I keep wishing that I was with you. Then I wouldn't be reduced to this blunt, letter-writing language out of sheer frustration.

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how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!

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I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you.

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How I wish I were there with you right now, so that I could be more gentle with you. But at this distance I frankly don't know what else to do.