Galatians 4:3
So we, when we were children, were in bondage to the elementary principles of the world:
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
In Context
2But is under guardians and trustees until the time appointed by the father.
4But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Cross References
Matthew 11:28Come to me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Acts 15:10Now then, why do you put God to the test by putting a yoke upon the necks of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Galatians 2:4That arose because of false brethren who secretly slipped in to spy out the liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage.
Galatians 3:23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up until faith should be revealed.
Galatians 4:25For this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, which is in bondage with her children.
Colossians 2:8Beware, lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, which depend on the traditions of men and the rudiments of the world, and not on Christ.
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 →