1 But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;
2 but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.
3 So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elements of the world.
4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
5 that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6 Because you are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"
7 So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
