Galatians 4:1

My point is this – as long as the heir is under age, there is no difference between him and a slave, though he is master of the whole estate.

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In The King James Version

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

In Context

2He is subject to the control of guardians and stewards, during the period for which his father has power to appoint them.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:2Abraham said to the eldest of his household servants, who had charge of all his affairs, “Put your hand under my thigh,

Galatians 4:23But the child of the slave-woman was born in the course of nature, while the child of the free woman was born in fulfillment of a 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 →

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