11 translations · Greek
Galatians 4:6
And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
Galatians 4:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
- KJV King James Version
- And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and because you are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- To show you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son to convince us, causing us to call out, “Abba,” meaning “Father.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, 'Abba, Father!'
- DBY Darby Translation
- But because ye are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And because you are sons, God hath sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying: Abba, Father.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὅτι | Hoti | because | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| δέ | de | And | G1161 δέ then |
| ἐστε | este | you are | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| υἱοί | huioi | sons | G5207 υἱός son |
| ἐξαπέστειλεν | exapesteilen | sent | G1821 ἐξαποστέλλω to send out/away |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| τοῦ | tou | of | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱοῦ | Huiou | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὰς | tas | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| καρδίας | kardias | hearts | G2588 καρδία heart |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | our | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| κρᾶζον | krazon | crying out | G2896 κράζω to cry |
| Ἀββᾶ | Abba | Abba | G5 ἀββά Abba |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πατήρ | Patēr | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
Related verses
- Romans 8:15–17
For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.
- Romans 5:5
and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
- Romans 8:9
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
- 2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
- Ephesians 2:18
For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
- Philippians 1:19
For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
- Ephesians 4:30
Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- Jude 1:20
But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
- John 15:26
“When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
- Luke 11:13
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out 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 children.
6 And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your 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.
8 However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.
Read all of Galatians 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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