Galatians 4:9
But now that you have come to know God, or rather, to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to those weak and beggarly principles, to which you again desire to be in bondage?
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
8But previously, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
10You observe days, and months, and seasons, and years.
Cross References
Luke 5:38But new wine must be put into new skins; then both are preserved.
John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:9-12
Affectionate Remonstrance. ( a. d. 56.) 8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. 9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? 10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. 11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. In these verses the apostle puts them in mind of what they were before their conversion to the… Read the whole commentary →