en_tn/gal/04/06.md

# you are sons

Paul uses the word for male child here because the subject is inheritance. In his culture and that of his readers, inheritance passed most commonly, but not always, to male children. He was neither specifying nor excluding female children here.

# God has sent into our hearts the Spirit of his Son, who calls out, "Abba, Father."

By calling out "Abba, Father" the Spirit assures us that we are God's children and he loves us.

# God has sent into our hearts the Spirit of his Son

The heart is metonym for the part of a person that thinks and feels. Alternate translation: "God, to show us how to think and act, has sent his Son's Spirit" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# his Son

This is an important title for Jesus, the Son of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])

# who calls

The Spirit is the one who calls.

# Abba, Father

This is the way a young child would address his father in Paul's home language, but not in the language of the Galatian readers. To keep the sense of a foreign language, translate this as a word that sounds as much like "Abba" as your language allows.
Adjustment needed because of de-chunking. 2018-03-05 16:42:25 +00:00			`# you are sons`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul uses the word for male child here because the subject is inheritance. In his culture and that of his readers, inheritance passed most commonly, but not always, to male children. He was neither specifying nor excluding female children here.`

Snippet mismatches 2018-07-31 21:35:49 +00:00			`# God has sent into our hearts the Spirit of his Son, who calls out, "Abba, Father."`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`By calling out "Abba, Father" the Spirit assures us that we are God's children and he loves us.`

Snippet mismatches 2018-07-31 21:35:49 +00:00			`# God has sent into our hearts the Spirit of his Son`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Snippet mismatches 2018-07-31 21:35:49 +00:00			`The heart is metonym for the part of a person that thinks and feels. Alternate translation: "God, to show us how to think and act, has sent his Son's Spirit" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# his Son`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is an important title for Jesus, the Son of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])`

			`# who calls`

			`The Spirit is the one who calls.`

			`# Abba, Father`

			`This is the way a young child would address his father in Paul's home language, but not in the language of the Galatian readers. To keep the sense of a foreign language, translate this as a word that sounds as much like "Abba" as your language allows.`