Galatians 4:2

But is, under guardians, and stewards, until the [day] fore-appointed of the father:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

In Context

1But I say:—for as long a time as, the heir, is an infant, he differeth, nothing, from a servant, though, lord of all,

3So also, we, when we were infants, under the elementary principles of the world, were held in servitude;

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Cross References

Daniel 11:29At the appointed time, will he again enter the south,—but it shall not be like the former, nor like the latter.

John 15:7If ye abide in me, and, my sayings, in you, abide, whatsoever ye may be desiring, ask! and it shall be brought to pass for 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 →

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