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Formerly alla tote, when you did not ou know oida God theos, you were enslaved douleuō to those ho who eimi by nature physis are eimi not gods theos. But de now nyn that you have come to know ginōskō God theos or de rather mallon, are known ginōskō by hypo God theos how pōs can you turn back epistrephō again palin to epi the ho feeble asthenēs and kai inferior ptōchos elementary principles stoicheion of the world ? How can you want thelō to be douleuō their hos slaves douleuō all over anōthen again palin? 10 You scrupulously observe paratēreō special days hēmera and kai months mēn and kai seasons kairos and kai years eniautos! 11 I am afraid phobeomai that pōs I may have labored kopiaō over eis you hymeis to no avail eikē.

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Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

But in the past, when you didn’t know God,(A) you were enslaved to things[a] that by nature are not gods. But now, since you know God,(B) or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt(C) elemental forces?(D) Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again? 10 You observe special days, months, seasons, and years.(E) 11 I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been wasted.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:8 Or beings