Galatians 4:7-9

New International Reader's Version

⁷ So you aren’t a slave any longer. You are God’s child. Because you are his child, God gives you the rights of those who are his children.

Paul’s Concern for the Believers in Galatia

⁸ At one time you didn’t know God. You were slaves to gods that are really not gods at all. ⁹ But now you know God. Even better, God knows you. So why are you turning back to those weak and worthless powers? Do you want to be slaves to them all over again?