Galatians 4:1

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Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

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  • Gal 4:23 : 23 But one, the son by the slave woman, was born by natural descent, while the other, the son by the free woman, was born through the promise.
  • Gal 4:29 : 29 But just as at that time the one born by natural descent persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so it is now.
  • Gen 24:2-3 : 2 Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had,“Put your hand under my thigh 3 so that I may make you solemnly promise by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.
  • 2 Kgs 10:1-2 : 1 Jehu Wipes Out Ahab’s Family Ahab had seventy sons living in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the leading officials of Jezreel and to the guardians of Ahab’s dynasty. This is what the letters said, 2 “You have with you the sons of your master, chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons. So when this letter arrives,
  • 2 Kgs 11:12 : 12 Jehoiada led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. They clapped their hands and cried out,“Long live the king!”
  • 2 Kgs 12:2 : 2 Jehoash did what the LORD approved all his days when Jehoiada the priest taught him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gal 4:2-3
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    2But he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father.

    3So also we, when we were minors, were enslaved under the basic forces of the world.

  • Gal 4:5-7
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    5to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights.

    6And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls“Abba! Father!”

    7So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if you are a son, then you are also an heir through God.

  • Gal 4:28-31
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    28But you, brothers and sisters, are children of the promise like Isaac.

    29But just as at that time the one born by natural descent persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so it is now.

    30But what does the scripture say?“Throw out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the son” of the free woman.

    31Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman but of the free woman.

  • Gal 4:21-24
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    21An Appeal from Allegory Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand the law?

    22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

    23But one, the son by the slave woman, was born by natural descent, while the other, the son by the free woman, was born through the promise.

    24These things may be treated as an allegory, for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai bearing children for slavery; this is Hagar.

  • John 8:35
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    35The slave does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever.

  • Phlm 1:16
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    16no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.

  • Rom 8:17
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    17And if children, then heirs(namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ)– if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.

  • Prov 29:21
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    21If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

  • Luke 12:44
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    44I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • 1 Cor 7:21-22
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    21Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.

    22For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ’s slave.

  • Luke 22:26
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    26Not so with you; instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the one who serves.

  • Col 4:1
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    1Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

  • Lev 25:53
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    53He must be with the one who bought him like a yearly hired worker. The one who bought him must not rule over him harshly in your sight.

  • Matt 24:47
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    47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Rom 4:13-14
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    13For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not fulfilled through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

    14For if they become heirs by the law, faith is empty and the promise is nullified.

  • Gal 3:25-26
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    25But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

    26For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.

  • Gen 15:3-4
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    3Abram added,“Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”

    4But look, the LORD’s message came to him:“This man will not be your heir, but instead a son who comes from your own body will be your heir.”

  • Gal 3:29
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    29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to the promise.

  • Rom 7:1
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    1The Believer’s Relationship to the Law Or do you not know, brothers and sisters(for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is lord over a person as long as he lives?

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7“Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?

    8Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?

  • Luke 15:29
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    29but he answered his father,‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!

  • Prov 4:1
    67%

    1Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

  • Gal 3:15
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    15Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

  • Luke 15:31
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    31Then the father said to him,‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.

  • Eccl 4:13-14
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    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

    14For he came out of prison to become king, even though he had been born poor in what would become his kingdom.

  • Prov 22:7
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    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • 1 Cor 13:11
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    11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. But when I became an adult, I set aside childish ways.

  • Matt 18:25
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    25Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

  • Rom 4:16
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    16For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants– not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

  • Exod 21:4
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    4If his master gave him a wife, and she bore sons or daughters, the wife and the children will belong to her master, and he will go out by himself.

  • 1 Cor 4:15
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    15For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

  • Phil 2:22
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    22But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.

  • Rom 8:15
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    15For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry,“Abba, Father.”

  • Heb 12:8
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    8But if you do not experience discipline, something all sons have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.