So you are no longer a slave(A) but a son,(B) and if a son, then God has made you an heir.(C)

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

But in the past, since you didn’t know God,(D) you were enslaved to things[a] that by nature are not gods. But now, since you know God,(E) or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless(F) elements?(G) Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

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Footnotes

  1. 4:8 Or beings

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