• Galatians 4:6
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 6 Ὅτι Because δέ but ἐστε YOU are υἱοί, sons, ἐξαπέστειλεν sent off out ὁ the θεὸς God τὸ the πνεῦμα spirit τοῦ of the υἱοῦ Son αὐτοῦ of him εἰς into τὰς the καρδίας hearts ἡμῶν, of us, κρᾶζον crying out ᾿Αββά Abba ὁ the πατήρ. Father.

  • Galatians Study Notes—Chapter 4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 4:6

      the spirit of his Son: Here “spirit” refers to God’s holy spirit, or active force, which God by means of his Son sends into the hearts of Christians when anointing them.​—Compare Ac 2:33 and study note on Ac 16:7.

      Abba: A Hebrew or Aramaic word (transliterated into Greek) that occurs three times in the Christian Greek Scriptures. The word literally means “the father” or “O Father” and was an endearing form of address used by a son to a beloved father. (See study note on Mr 14:36.) Paul uses it here and at Ro 8:15, both times in connection with Christians called to be spirit-begotten sons of God. Since they had now been adopted as God’s sons, they could address Jehovah with an expression that a slave could not use of his master unless he had received such an adoption. So while anointed Christians are “slaves to God” and are “bought with a price,” they are also sons in the house of a loving Father. Holy spirit makes them clearly aware of this status.​—Ro 6:22; 1Co 7:23.

      Father: All three instances of Abba in the Christian Greek Scriptures are followed by the translation ho pa·terʹ in Greek, which literally means “the father” or “O Father.”