Galatians 4:1

But I say, that the heir, so long as he is a child, differeth not from a servant, although he is lord of all;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 supervisors and stewards, until the time established by his father.

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Cross References

Galatians 4:23But he that was by the bond maid, was born after the flesh; and he that was by the free woman, was by 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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