Galatians 4:9

But now seeing ye knowe God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye againe vnto impotent and beggerly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning ye wil be in bondage againe?

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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

8But euen then, when ye knewe not God, yee did seruice vnto them, which by nature are not gods:

10Ye obserue dayes, and moneths, and times and yeeres.

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:43Heare thou in heauen thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth for vnto thee: that all the people of the earth may know thy Name, and feare thee, as do thy people Israel: and that they may know, that thy Name is called vpon in this house which I haue built.

Psalms 1:6For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked shall perish.

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

Habakkuk 2:14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters couer the sea.

Luke 5:38But newe wine must be powred into newe vessels: so both are preserued.

John 10:27My sheepe heare my voyce, and I knowe 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 →

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