^{1 Ref} But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

² but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.

^{3 Ref} So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elements of the world.

^{4 Ref} But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,

^{5 Ref} that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children.