KJV King James Version
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
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Galatians 4:4
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
WEB World English Bible
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
ASV American Standard Version
but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law,
Surrounding context — Galatians 4
1 Now I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὅτεG3753 · hotewhenδὲG1161 · dethenἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπλήρωμαG4138 · plērōmafulfillmentτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoχρόνου,G5550 · chronostimeἐξαπέστειλενG1821 · exapostellōto send out/awayὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸνG5207 · uhiossonαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heγενόμενονG1096 · ginomaito beἐκG1537 · ekout fromγυναικός,G1135 · gunēwomanγενόμενονG1096 · ginomaito beὑπὸG5259 · hupoby/under: byνόμον,G3551 · nomoslaw
Cross-references
Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.Mark 1:15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.Romans 1:3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.Matthew 1:23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.1 John 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.Ephesians 1:10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; [even] in him:John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.Hebrews 10:5-7Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:Philippians 2:6-8Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:Luke 2:7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.Romans 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:1 John 4:9-10In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.Jeremiah 31:22How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.John 6:38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.Isaiah 9:6-7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Hebrews 2:14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;Acts 1:7And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
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