Galatians 4:2
but he is under nurses and stewards until the adoption of the father.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
In Context
1But I say, so long as the heir is an infant, he differs not from a slave, being lord of all things,
3So also we, when we were infants, were enslaved under the elements of the world:
Cross References
John 15:7If you may abide in me, and my words may abide in you, ask whatsoever you may wish, 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 →