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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;
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but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.
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So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elements of the world.
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But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
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that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
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Because you are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"