A slave has no lasting place in the family. But a son belongs to the family forever.

奴仆不能永远住在家里；儿子是永远住在家里。

奴隶不能永远住在家里；儿子才永远住在家里。

奴隶不能永远住在家里；儿子才永远住在家里。

奴隶不能永远留在主人的家里，只有儿子才可以。

奴隶不能永远住在家里，唯有儿子才可以永远住在家里。

奴隶不会永远住在家里，儿子却会永远住在家里。

奴僕不能永遠住在家裏；兒子是永遠住在家裏。

奴隸不能永遠住在家裏；兒子才永遠住在家裏。

奴隸不能永遠住在家裏；兒子才永遠住在家裏。

奴隸不能永遠留在主人的家裡，只有兒子才可以。

奴隸不能永遠住在家裡，唯有兒子才可以永遠住在家裡。

奴隸不永遠住在家裏；兒子永遠住着。

奴隸不會永遠住在家裡，兒子卻會永遠住在家裡。

夫奴不永居於家、而子永居焉、

夫奴無常家、而子有常、

天奴不永居於家、而子則永居、

夫為奴者、不能常留宅中、惟為子者、得常住焉。

Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.

The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.

A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever.

A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever.

Now the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever.

And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever.

And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.

A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever.

And the servant abideth not in the house for ever:[ but] the Son abideth ever.

The slave does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever.

A bondservant doesn’t live in the house forever. A son remains forever.

Sarah said to Abraham,“ Get rid of that slave woman! Get rid of her son! That woman’s son will never have a share of the family’s property. All of it belongs to my son Isaac.”

The Spirit you received doesn’t make you slaves. Otherwise you would live in fear again. Instead, the Holy Spirit you received made you God’s adopted child. By the Spirit’s power we call God Abba. Abba means Father.The Spirit himself joins with our spirits. Together they tell us that we are God’s children.As his children, we will receive all that he has for us. We will share what Christ receives. But we must share in his sufferings if we want to share in his glory.

But then the chosen time came. God sent his Son. A woman gave birth to him. He was born under the authority of the law.He came to set free those who were under the authority of the law. He wanted us to be adopted as children with all the rights children have.Because you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. He is the Holy Spirit. By his power we call God Abba. Abba means Father.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.

But what does Scripture say?“ Get rid of the slave woman. Get rid of her son. The slave woman’s son will never have a share of the family’s property. He’ll never share it with the free woman’s son.”( Genesis 21:10)Brothers and sisters, we are not the slave woman’s children. We are the free woman’s children.

“‘ My son,’ the father said,‘ you are always with me. Everything I have is yours.

But suppose he makes a gift from his share of land to one of his servants. Then the servant may keep it until the Year of Jubilee. After that, it will be returned to the prince. His property may be handed down only to his sons. It belongs to them.

You died. Now your life is hidden with Christ in God.

“ He will destroy those evil people,” they replied.“ Then he will rent the vineyard out to other renters. They will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”Jesus said to them,“ Haven’t you ever read what the Scriptures say,“‘ The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important stone of all. The Lord has done it. It is wonderful in our eyes’?( Psalm 118:22, 23)“ So here is what I tell you. The kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to people who will produce its fruit.

“ Moses was faithful as one who serves in the house of God.”( Numbers 12:7) He was a witness to what God would say in days to come.But Christ is faithful as the Son over the house of God. And we are his house if we hold tightly to what we are certain about. We must also hold tightly to the hope we boast in.

Before long, the world will not see me anymore. But you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.On that day you will realize that I am in my Father. You will know that you are in me, and I am in you.

You have been chosen in keeping with what God the Father had planned. That happened through the Spirit’s work to make you pure and holy. God chose you so that you might obey Jesus Christ. God wanted you to be in a covenant relationship with him. He established this relationship by the blood of Christ. May more and more grace and peace be given to you.Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a living hope. This hope is living because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.He has given us new birth so that we might share in what belongs to him. This is a gift that can never be destroyed. It can never spoil or even fade away. It is kept in heaven for you.Through faith you are kept safe by God’s power. Your salvation is going to be completed. It is ready to be shown to you in the last days.

God planned that those he had chosen would become like his Son. In that way, Christ will be the first and most honored among many brothers and sisters.And those God has planned for, he has also appointed to be saved. Those he has appointed, he has made right with himself. To those he has made right with himself, he has given his glory.