After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”
Galatians 4:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir through God. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore, you are no longer a slave (bond servant) but a son; and if a son, then [it follows that you are] an heir by the aid of God, through Christ. American Standard Version (1901) So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God. Common English Bible Therefore, you are no longer a slave but a son or daughter, and if you are his child, then you are also an heir through God. Catholic Public Domain Version And so now he is not a servant, but a son. But if he is a son, then he is also an heir, through God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore now he is not a servant, but a son. And if a son, an heir also through God. |
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the Lord of hosts is his name.
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
“No one can serve two masters, for a slave will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.
So then, brothers and sisters, we are children, not of an enslaved woman but of the free woman.
Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.