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5. To--Greek, "That He might redeem."
them . . . under the law--primarily the Jews: but as these were the
representative people of the world, the Gentiles, too, are included
in the redemption
(Ga 3:13).
receive--The Greek implies the suitableness
of the thing as
long ago predestined by God. "Receive as something destined or due"
(Lu 23:41;
2Jo 8).
Herein God makes of sons of men sons of God, inasmuch as God made of
the Son of God the Son of man [AUGUSTINE on Psalm
52].
JFB.
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