Galatians 4:1
Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth in no respect from a bond-servant, though he is lord of all;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2but is under guardians and stewards, until the time appointed by the father.
Cross References
Galatians 4:23But the one by the bondwoman was born after the flesh; while the one by the freewoman was through the promise.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:1
The apostle, in this chapter, is still carrying on the same general design as in the former—to recover these Christians from the impressions made upon them by the judaizing teachers, and to represent their weakness and folly in suffering themselves to be drawn away from the gospel doctrine of justification, and to be deprived of their freedom from the bondage of the law of Moses. For this purpose he makes use of various considerations; such as, I. The great excellence of the gospel state above the legal, ver. 1-7… Read the whole commentary →