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I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything,
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but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father.
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In the same way we also, when we were children, 1were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world.
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But 2when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, 3born 4of woman, born 5under the law,
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6to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive 7adoption as sons.
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And because you are sons, God has sent 8the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"
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So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then 9an heir through God.