Galatians 4:8-11
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Paul Reproves the Galatians
8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to beings that by nature are not gods.(A) 9 Now, however, that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and beggarly elemental principles?[a] How can you want to be enslaved to them again?(B) 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years. 11 I am afraid that my work for you may have been wasted.
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- 4.9 Or spirits
Galatians 4:8-11
International Standard Version
8 However, in the past, when you did not know God, you were slaves to things that are not really gods at all.[a] 9 But now that you know God, or rather have been known by God, how can you turn back again to those powerless and bankrupt basic principles?[b] Why do you want to become their slaves all over again? 10 You are observing days, months, seasons, and years. 11 I am afraid for you! I don’t want my work for you to have[c] been wasted!
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- Galatians 4:8 Lit. gods by nature
- Galatians 4:9 Or elemental spirits
- Galatians 4:11 Lit. you, lest somehow my work for you has
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