Galatians 4:3

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Galatians 4:3

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.

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KJV

King James Version

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

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WEB

World English Bible

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

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ASV

American Standard Version

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

So also we, when we were children, were enslaved under the elements of the world.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Galatians 4

¹ What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.

² He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.

³ So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.

⁴ But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

⁵ to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

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