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Galatians 4:3
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Galatians 4:3
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3 So also we, when we were minors,[a] were enslaved under the basic forces[b] of the world.
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- Galatians 4:3 tn See the note on the word “minor” in 4:1.
- Galatians 4:3 tn Or “basic principles,” “elemental things,” or “elemental spirits.” Some interpreters take this as a reference to supernatural powers who controlled nature and/or human fate.
Galatians 4:9
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Galatians 4:9
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9 But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless[a] basic forces?[b] Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?[c]
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- Galatians 4:9 tn Or “useless.” See L&N 65.16.
- Galatians 4:9 tn See the note on the phrase “basic forces” in 4:3.
- Galatians 4:9 tn Grk “basic forces, to which you want to be enslaved…” Verse 9 is a single sentence in the Greek text, but has been divided into two in the translation because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence.
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