Galatians 4:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Rom 8:15-17 : 15 For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. 17 And if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
  • Rom 5:5 : 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
  • Rom 8:9 : 9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
  • Eph 4:30 : 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed for the day of redemption.
  • Phil 1:19 : 19 For I know that this will turn out for my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
  • Heb 4:14-16 : 14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
  • 1 Pet 1:11 : 11 Searching for what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating, when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
  • Jude 1:20 : 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
  • Rev 19:10 : 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See that you do it not: I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
  • Eph 6:18 : 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;
  • Rom 8:26-27 : 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
  • 1 Cor 15:45 : 45 And so it is written, 'The first man Adam became a living being.' The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
  • 2 Cor 1:22 : 22 Who has also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
  • 2 Cor 3:17 : 17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
  • Eph 1:13 : 13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
  • Eph 2:18 : 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
  • Isa 44:3-5 : 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my Spirit upon your descendants, and my blessing upon your offspring: 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 5 One shall say, I am the LORD'S; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
  • Jer 3:4 : 4 Will you not from this time call to me, My Father, you are the guide of my youth?
  • Jer 3:19 : 19 But I said, How shall I put you among the children and give you a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? And I said, You shall call me, My Father; and shall not turn away from me.
  • Matt 6:6-9 : 6 But you, when you pray, enter into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 7 But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask Him. 9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
  • Luke 11:2 : 2 And he said to them, When you pray, say, Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
  • Luke 11:13 : 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?
  • John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
  • John 7:39 : 39 But this he spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
  • John 14:16 : 16 And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Helper, that he may abide with you forever;
  • John 15:26 : 26 But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He shall testify of me.
  • John 16:7 : 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is beneficial for you that I go away: for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I leave, I will send him to you.
  • Acts 16:7 : 7 After they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.

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

    15For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, Abba, Father.

    16The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God.

    17And if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

  • Gal 4:7
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    7Therefore you are no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

  • Gal 4:1-5
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    1Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a servant, though he is lord of all;

    2But is under guardians and managers until the time appointed by the father.

    3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the basic principles of the world:

    4But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

    5To redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

  • Gal 3:26
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    26For you are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

  • 1 John 3:1-2
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    1Behold, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

    2Beloved, now we are the children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be: but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

  • 2 Cor 6:18
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    18And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

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    30Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? 'Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.'

    31So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free.

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    14I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.

    15For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

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    13By this we know that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

  • Gal 3:29
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    29And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

  • Gal 3:14
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    14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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    9In this the love of God was manifested toward us, because God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

    10In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

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    20For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

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    16Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end that the promise might be sure to all the descendants; not to those only who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

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    22For it is written that Abraham had two sons: one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman.

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    7Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

  • Rom 5:5
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    5And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.

  • John 8:36
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    36If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.

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    9But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

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    28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

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    19My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,

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    1What shall we say then that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh?

  • Eph 1:5-6
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    5Having predestined us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

    6To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.

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    1Listen, you children, to the instruction of a father, and pay attention to gain understanding.

  • Eph 4:6
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    6One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in you all.

  • 1 John 4:4
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    4You are from God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.

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    4And, you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

  • Heb 1:5
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    5For to which of the angels did He at any time say, You are My Son, this day have I begotten You? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son?

  • Eph 2:18
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    18For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

  • Heb 12:7
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    7If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?

  • John 16:27
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    27For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.

  • Phlm 1:16
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    16No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

  • Gal 1:4
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    4Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

  • Heb 12:9
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    9Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we respected them: shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

  • Eph 3:14
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    14For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

  • Rom 8:1
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    1There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

  • Col 1:8
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    8Who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.