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Galatians 4:6

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

Galatians 4:6 BSB

Galatians 4:6 has 28 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 8:15–17 (32 votes) and Romans 5:5 (21 votes). 45 other verses point back to it. It links with 21 other books, from Deuteronomy 32 to Revelation 19.

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Which verses does Galatians 4:6 point to?

The 20 strongest of 28, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Romans 8:15–1732 votes

    For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. …

  2. Romans 5:521 votes

    And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

  3. Romans 8:918 votes

    You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

  4. 2 Corinthians 3:1714 votes

    Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

  5. Ephesians 2:1814 votes

    For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

  6. Philippians 1:1913 votes

    because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.

  7. Ephesians 4:3010 votes

    And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

  8. Jude 1:208 votes

    But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

  9. John 15:266 votes

    When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

  10. Luke 11:135 votes

    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

  11. John 16:75 votes
  12. John 14:164 votes
  13. 2 Corinthians 1:224 votes
  14. Luke 11:23 votes
  15. John 3:343 votes
  16. Ephesians 1:133 votes
  17. Jeremiah 3:42 votes
  18. Matthew 6:6–92 votes
  19. John 7:392 votes
  20. Romans 8:26–272 votes

Which verses point to Galatians 4:6?

The 10 strongest of 45.