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


In Context

1 But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

2 but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.

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

4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,

5 that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children.

Galatians 4:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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: