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Galatians 4

Gal. 4:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wherefore
hoste (Greek #5620)
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
KJV usage: (insomuch) as, so that (then), (insomuch) that, therefore, to, wherefore.
Pronounce: hoce'-teh
Origin: from 5613 and 5037
thou art
ei (Greek #1488)
thou art
KJV usage: art, be.
Pronounce: i
Origin: second person singular present of 1510
no more
ouketi (Greek #3765)
not yet, no longer
KJV usage: after that (not), (not) any more, henceforth (hereafter) not, no longer (more), not as yet (now), now no more (not), yet (not).
Pronounce: ook-et'-ee
Origin: οὐκ ἔτι (ook et'-ee) from 3756 and 2089
a servant
doulos (Greek #1401)
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
KJV usage: bond(-man), servant.
Pronounce: doo'-los
Origin: from 1210
, but
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
a son
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
; and
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
if
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
a son
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
, then
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
an heir
kleronomos (Greek #2818)
a sharer by lot, i.e. inheritor (literally or figuratively); by implication, a possessor
KJV usage: heir.
Pronounce: klay-ron-om'-os
Origin: from 2819 and the base of 3551 (in its original sense of partitioning, i.e. (reflexively) getting by apportionment)
of God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
through
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
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Christ,
God,
Heir,
Servant

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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thou.
Gal. 4:1‑2,5‑6,31• 1But I say, as long as the heir is an infant, he differeth nothing from a bondservant, though he be lord of all;
 2but is under guardians and stewards until the time fore-appointed by the father.
 5that he might buy those under law, that we might receive our sonship.
 6But because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba Father.
 31Therefore, brethren, we are not children of a maidservant, but of the freewoman. (Gal. 4:1‑2,5‑6,31)
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Gal. 5:1• 1Stand fast in the freedom with which Christ hath freed us, and be not again held in a yoke of bondage. (Gal. 5:1)
but.
Gal. 3:26• 26for ye all are sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus. (Gal. 3:26)
if.
Gal. 3:29• 29And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise. (Gal. 3:29)
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Rom. 8:16‑17• 16The Spirit itself jointly testifieth with our Spirit that we are God's children;
 17and, if children, heirs also; heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; if at least we suffer together, that we may also together be glorified. (Rom. 8:16‑17)
heir.
Gen. 15:1•  (Gen. 15:1)
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Gen. 17:7‑8•  (Gen. 17:7‑8)
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Psa. 16:5•  (Psa. 16:5)
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Psa. 73:26•  (Psa. 73:26)
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Jer. 10:16•  (Jer. 10:16)
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Jer. 31:33•  (Jer. 31:33)
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Jer. 32:38‑41•  (Jer. 32:38‑41)
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Lam. 3:24•  (Lam. 3:24)
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1 Cor. 3:21‑23• 21Wherefore let none boast in men, for all things are yours:
 22whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come, all are yours,
 23and ye Christ's, and Christ God's. (1 Cor. 3:21‑23)
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2 Cor. 6:16‑18• 16and what agreement for God's temple with idols? For ye are [the] living God's temple, even as God said, I will dwell and walk among them, and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
 17Wherefore come out from the midst of them and be separated, saith [the] Lord, and touch no unclean thing; and I will receive you
 18and will be to you for Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith [the] Lord Almighty. (2 Cor. 6:16‑18)
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Rev. 21:7• 7He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be God to him, and he shall be a son to me. (Rev. 21:7)
• Is it not plain to any one subject to the word, that the Holy Spirit “sent forth” from heaven was the Spirit before He came? In like manner does not this passage prove that the Son was sent forth from heaven, and was the Son before He became Man? (“Galatians 4” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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So thou art no longer bondman, but son; but if son, heir also through Godk.

JND Translation Notes

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k
God himself has made us heirs.

W. Kelly Translation

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So that thou art no longer a bondservanta but a son; and if a son, an heir also of God through Christ.

WK Translation Notes

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The critical reading which rests on superior authority is adopted for adding the comma, softening down the sense in T. R. and the KJV.