Galatians 4:9
but now knowing God, but rather being known by God, how is it ye turn again to the weak and destitute elements to which ye desire again to be in bondage anew?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
8But of course not knowing God then, ye were in bondage to those in nature who are not gods,
10Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:43hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to thee for, that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as does thy people Israel, and that they may know that this ho
Psalms 1:6For LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 2:5then thou shall understand the fear of LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Habakkuk 2:14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Luke 5:38But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved together.
John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:9-12
Affectionate Remonstrance. ( a. d. 56.) 8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. 9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? 10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. 11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. In these verses the apostle puts them in mind of what they were before their conversion to the… Read the whole commentary →