Galatians 4:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Galatians 4:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Galatians 4:5 is a verse from the book of Galatians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Galatians 4:5 — KJV
“To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”
— Galatians 4:5 (KJV)
Galatians 4:5 in Context — About the Book of Galatians
Galatians is Paul's fiery defense of freedom — no angel, apostle, or law-keeping can add to the finished work of Christ. It gives us the fruit of the Spirit, crucifixion with Christ, and the rallying cry of every recovered legalist: it is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Cross-References for Galatians 4:5
“And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. submitted...: Heb. gave the hand under Solomon”
Shares key themes with Galatians 4:5: under, might, sons
“And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law. to understand...: or, that they might instruct in the words of the law”
Shares key themes with Galatians 4:5: under, law, might
“And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;”
Shares key themes with Galatians 4:5: under, law, sons
“I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. to give...: Heb. to draw my flesh with wine all...: Heb. the number of the days of their life”
Shares key themes with Galatians 4:5: under, might, sons
“As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. made...: Heb. intreated we not the face of the, etc”
Shares key themes with Galatians 4:5: under, law, might
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