Galatians 4:9
Whereas, now, having acknowledged God,—or rather, having been acknowledged by God, how turn ye back again unto the weak and beggarly elementary principles, unto which, over again, ye are wishing, to come into servitude?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8But, at that time—not knowing God, ye were in servitude unto them who, by nature, are not Gods;
10Days, ye do narrowly observer, and months, and seasons, and years:—
Cross References
1 Kings 8:43wilt, thou thyself, hear in the heavens, the settled place of thine abode, and act, according to all for which, the stranger, shall cry unto thee,—to the end that all the peoples of the earth may truly know thy Name, so as to revere thee, like thy people Israel, and to know that, thine own Name, hath been given unto this house, which I have built?
Psalms 1:6For Yahweh doth acknowledge the way of the righteous; but, the way of the lawless, shall vanish.
Proverbs 2:5Then, shalt thou understand the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of God, shalt thou find.
Habakkuk 2:14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh,—as, the waters, cover the sea.
Luke 5:38But, new wine, into unused skins, must be poured.
John 10:27My sheep, unto my voice, hearken,—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 →