Galatians 4:8-11
New American Standard Bible
8 However at that time, (A)when you did not know God, you were (B)slaves to (C)those which by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be (D)known by God, (E)how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless [a](F)elementary principles, to which you want to be enslaved all over again? 10 You (G)meticulously observe days and months and seasons and years. 11 I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored [b]over you in vain.
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- Galatians 4:9 Or rudimentary teachings
- Galatians 4:11 Or for
Galatians 4:8-11
Lexham English Bible
Do Not Be Enslaved Again
8 But at that time when you[a] did not know God, you were enslaved to the things which by nature are not gods. 9 But now, because you have come to know God, or rather have come to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental spirits? Do you want to be enslaved to them[b] all over again? 10 You carefully observe days and months and seasons and years. 11 I am afraid for you, lest perhaps I have labored for you in vain!
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- Galatians 4:8 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as temporal
- Galatians 4:9 Literally “to whom”
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