Some Christian literature translates "abba" to "daddy", suggesting that it is a childlike, intimate term for one's father. This has been rejected by most scholars because "abba", unlike "daddy", is used by adult children as well as young children. In the time of Jesus, it was neither markedly a term of endearment nor a formal word, but the word normally used by sons and daughters, throughout their lives, in the family context. It is best understood as "Papa", since the context within which it was used always had a filial relationship, whether adult or juvenile. Indeed, the usage of "abba" in Galatians 3:22-4:7 suggests that "abba" "asserts not childlike relation to God, but the privileged status of the adult son (not daughter) and heir".