Sons and Heirs
Galatians 4:6
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
- KJV
- And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
- WEB
- And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”Abba is a Greek spelling for the Aramaic word for “Father” or “Daddy” used in a familiar, respectful, and loving way.
- ASV
- And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
- LSV
- and because you are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
- YLT
- and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, 'Abba, Father!'
- DBY
- But because ye are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.Elohim
- DRC
- And because you are sons, God hath sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying: Abba, Father.
- GNV
- And because ye are sonnes, God hath sent foorth the Spirit of his Sonne into your heartes, which crieth, Abba, Father.
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἡμῶν (“of us”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὑμῶν (“of you”).
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- SBLGNT: ἡμῶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἡμῶν; Robinson–Pierpont read ὑμῶν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὅτι δέ ἐστε υἱοί, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν, κρᾶζον· Αββα ὁ πατήρ.
- RP2018
- Ὅτι δέ ἐστε υἱοί, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, κρᾶζον, Ἀββᾶ, ὁ πατήρ.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὅτι δέ ἐστε υἱοί, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, κρᾶζον, Ἀββᾶ, ὁ πατήρ.
- SCR1894
- οτι δε εστε υιοι εξαπεστειλεν ο θεος το πνευμα του υιου αυτου εις τας καρδιας υμων κραζον αββα ο πατηρ
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- Romans 8:15–17For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. And…
- Romans 5:5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
- Romans 8:9You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 3:17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- Ephesians 2:18For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- Philippians 1:19because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
- Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- Jude 1:20But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
- John 15:26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
- Luke 11:13So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
- John 16:7But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
- John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
- 2 Corinthians 1:22placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
- Ephesians 1:13And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
- Luke 11:2So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
- John 3:34For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
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