Galatians 4:2
but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the father.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
In Context
3So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:
Cross References
Daniel 11:29At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south; but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former.
John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:2-8
The Redemption by Christ. ( a. d. 56.) 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. 6 And… Read the whole commentary →