4:1 Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, ⁶  is no different from a slave, though he is the owner ⁷  of everything. 4:2 But he is under guardians ⁸  and managers until the date set by his ⁹  father. 4:3 So also we, when we were minors, ¹⁰  were enslaved under the basic forces ¹¹  of the world. 4:4 But when the appropriate time ¹²  had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 4:5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights. ¹³  4:6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls ¹⁴  “Abba! ¹⁵  Father!” 4:7 So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if you are ¹⁶  a son, then you are also an heir through God. ¹⁷