Galatians 4:1
But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all;
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- Gal 4:23 : 23 Howbeit the [son] by the handmaid is born after the flesh; but the [son] by the freewoman [is born] through promise.
- Gal 4:29 : 29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him [that was born] after the Spirit, so also it is now.
- Gen 24:2-3 : 2 And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
- 2 Kgs 10:1-2 : 1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up [the sons of] Ahab, saying, 2 And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor;
- 2 Kgs 11:12 : 12 Then he brought out the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, [Long] live the king.
- 2 Kgs 12:2 : 2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
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- Gal 4:2-32 verses88%
2but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the father.
3So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:
- Gal 4:5-73 verses80%
5that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.
- Gal 4:28-314 verses74%
28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
29But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him [that was born] after the Spirit, so also it is now.
30Howbeit what saith the scripture? Cast out the handmaid and her son: for the son of the handmaid shall not inherit with the son of the freewoman.
31Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the freewoman.
- Gal 4:21-244 verses71%
21Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.
23Howbeit the [son] by the handmaid is born after the flesh; but the [son] by the freewoman [is born] through promise.
24Which things contain an allegory: for these [women] are two covenants; one from mount Sinai, bearing children unto bondage, which is Hagar.
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35And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.
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16no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
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17and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified with [him] .
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21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.
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44Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
- 1 Cor 7:21-222 verses69%
21Wast thou called being a bondservant? Care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use [it] rather.
22For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ's bondservant.
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26But ye [shall] not [be] so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
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1Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
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2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
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53As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.
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47Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
- Rom 4:13-142 verses68%
13For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
14For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:
- Gal 3:25-262 verses68%
25But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor.
26For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.
- Gen 15:3-42 verses68%
3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
4And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
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29And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.
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1Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth?
- Luke 17:7-82 verses68%
7But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;
8and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
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29But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and [yet] thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
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1Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
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15Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man's covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth thereto.
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31And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.
- Eccl 4:13-142 verses67%
13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
14For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.
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7The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
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11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.
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25But forasmuch as he had not [wherewith] to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
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16For this cause [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
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4If his master give him a wife, and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
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15For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet [have ye] not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel.
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22But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child [serveth] a father, [so] he served with me in furtherance of the gospel.
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15For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
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8But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.