Galatians 4:1

But I say, so long as the heir is an infant, he differs not from a slave, being lord of all things,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

2but he is under nurses and stewards until the adoption of the father.

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Cross References

Galatians 4:23But the one indeed of the bond-maid was born according to the flesh, and the one of the freewoman 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 →

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