Galatians 4:1

NOW I affirm, that as long as the heir is an infant, he differeth nothing from a servant, though he be master of all;

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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 is under tutors and trustees until the time fixed by his father.

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Cross References

Galatians 4:23Now the son of the bond-maid was born after the flesh, but that by the free woman was by 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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