Galatians 4:7

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Gal 3:29-4:2 : 29 And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise. 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; 2 but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the father.
  • Gal 4:5-6 : 5 that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
  • Rom 8:16-17 : 16 The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: 17 and 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] .
  • 1 Cor 3:21-23 : 21 Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours; 22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
  • 2 Cor 6:16-18 : 16 And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you, 18 And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
  • Gal 3:26 : 26 For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.
  • Ps 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
  • Jer 10:16 : 16 The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
  • Gal 4:31-5:1 : 31 Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the freewoman. 1 For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
  • Lam 3:24 : 24 Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
  • Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
  • Gen 17:7-8 : 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
  • Ps 16:5 : 5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
  • Rev 21:7 : 7 He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
  • Jer 31:33 : 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people:
  • Jer 32:38-41 : 38 and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39 and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

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  • Gal 4:5-6
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    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.

  • Gal 4:1-2
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    1But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all;

    2but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the father.

  • Gal 3:25-26
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    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.

  • Gal 3:28-29
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    28There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one [man] in Christ Jesus.

    29And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.

  • Rom 8:14-17
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    78%

    14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

    15For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

    16The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

    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] .

  • Gal 4:30-31
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    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.

  • John 8:35-36
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    35And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.

    36If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

  • Phlm 1:16
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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.

  • Gal 4:8-9
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    8Howbeit at that time, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to them that by nature are no gods:

    9but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?

  • 1 Cor 7:21-23
    3 verses
    74%

    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.

    23Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.

  • Rom 6:18
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    18and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness.

  • Rom 6:22
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    22But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.

  • Gal 5:1
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    1For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

  • 1 John 3:1-2
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    1Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

    2Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

  • Rom 8:9
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    9But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

  • Heb 12:7-8
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    7It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom [his] father chasteneth not?

    8But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

  • 1 Cor 3:23
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    23and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

  • 2 Cor 6:18
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    18And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

  • Gal 3:7
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    7Know therefore that they that are of faith, the same are sons of Abraham.

  • 1 Cor 4:15
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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.

  • Titus 3:7
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    7that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

  • 1 Cor 1:30
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    30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

  • Rom 8:1-2
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    1There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.

    2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

  • Rom 6:20
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    20For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.

  • Gal 5:4
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    4Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

  • Gal 4:22-23
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    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.

  • Rom 7:6
    70%

    6But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.

  • Rom 6:14
    70%

    14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law, but under grace.

  • Rom 7:4
    70%

    4Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye should be joined to another, [even] to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.

  • Rom 6:16
    70%

    16Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves [as] servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

  • Gal 4:28
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    28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

  • Gal 3:14
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    14that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

  • Heb 1:5
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    5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him a Father, And he shall be to me a Son?

  • Eph 2:19
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    19So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,