Galatians 4:5 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

that those under law he may redeem, that the adoption of sons we may receive;

English ASV

that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

English Amplified

To purchase the freedom of (to ransom, to redeem, to atone for) those who were subject to the Law, that we might be adopted and have sonship conferred upon us [and be recognized as God's sons].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

To purchase the freedom of (to ransom, to redeem, to atone for) those who were subject to the Law, that we might be adopted and have sonship conferred upon us [and be recognized as God's sons].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

that he might redeem those under law, that we might receive sonship.

English EASY 2024

In this way, he made us free from the authority of the Law. Before that, we were like slaves under the Law. But God's Son paid our debt, so that God would accept us as his own children.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

God did this so that he could buy the freedom of those who were under the law. God's purpose was to make us his children.

to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

to redeem those who were under the Law, so that we might become God's children.

English God's Word - GW 1995

God sent him to pay for the freedom of those who were controlled by these laws so that we would be adopted as his children.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

English KJV 1611

To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

English LSB

so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He came to set free those who were under the law. He wanted us to be adopted as children with all the rights children have.

English NIV

to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.

English NKJ 1982

to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

English NLT

God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Yet all of this was so that he would redeem and set free those held hostage to the law so that we would receive our freedom and a full legal adoption as his children.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law so that he could adopt us as his very own sons.

English Tyndale 1537

to redeem them which were under the law: that we thorow election should(might) receive the inheritance that belongeth unto the natural sons.

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