3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:


In Context

1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

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

4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

Galatians 4:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:3So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:3So we also, when we were children, were serving under the elements of the world.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:3So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:3So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: