Galatians 4:9

But nowe after that ye haue knowen God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye agayne vnto the weake and beggarly rudimentes, whervnto againe ye desire a freshe to be in bondage?

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

8Notwithstandyng, when ye knewe not God, ye dyd seruice vnto the which by nature are no Gods.

10Ye obserue dayes, and monethes, and tymes, and yeres.

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.

Habakkuk 2:14For the earth shalbe filled with the knowledge of the glorie of the Lorde, as the waters couer the sea.

Luke 5:38But newe wine must be put into newe vessels, and both are preserued.

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 →

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