Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.

But when the time arrived that was set by God the Father, God sent his Son, born among us of a woman, born under the conditions of the law so that he might redeem those of us who have been kidnapped by the law. Thus we have been set free to experience our rightful heritage. You can tell for sure that you are now fully adopted as his own children because God sent the Spirit of his Son into our lives crying out, “Papa! Father!” Doesn’t that privilege of intimate conversation with God make it plain that you are not a slave, but a child? And if you are a child, you’re also an heir, with complete access to the inheritance.

Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.

So now you are not a slave; you are God’s child, and God will give you the blessing he promised, because you are his child.

So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

Therefore you are no longer a slave (bond-servant), but a son; and if a son, then also an heir through [the gracious act of] God [through Christ].

Now we’re no longer living like slaves under the law, but we enjoy being God’s very own sons and daughters! And because we’re his, we can access everything our Father has—for we are heirs because of what God has done!

So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.