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Galatians 4:8
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Galatians 4:8
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Paul’s Concern for the Galatians
8 Formerly, when you did not know God,(A) you were slaves(B) to those who by nature are not gods.(C)
Galatians 4:8
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Galatians 4:8
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8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
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Galatians 4:8
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Galatians 4:8
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8 But then, indeed, (A)when you did not know God, (B)you served those which by nature are not gods.
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Galatians 4:8
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Galatians 4:8
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Paul's Concern for the Galatians
8 Formerly, when you (A)did not know God, you (B)were enslaved to those that by nature (C)are not gods.
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Galatians 4:9
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Galatians 4:9
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9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(A)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved(B) by them all over again?(C)
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- Galatians 4:9 Or principles
Galatians 4:9
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Galatians 4:9
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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?
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Galatians 4:9
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Galatians 4:9
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9 But now (A)after you have known God, or rather are known by God, (B)how is it that you turn again to (C)the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?
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Galatians 4:9
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Galatians 4:9
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9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather (A)to be known by God, (B)how can you turn back again to (C)the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?
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Galatians 4:24
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Galatians 4:24
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24 These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar.
Galatians 4:24
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Galatians 4:24
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24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
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Galatians 4:24
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Galatians 4:24
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24 which things are symbolic. For these are [a]the two covenants: the one from Mount (A)Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar—
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- Galatians 4:24 NU, M omit the
Galatians 4:24
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Galatians 4:24
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24 Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two (A)covenants. (B)One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar.
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Galatians 4:25
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Galatians 4:25
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25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
Galatians 4:25
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Galatians 4:25
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25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
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Galatians 4:25
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25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children—
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Galatians 4:25
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Galatians 4:25
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25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia;[a] she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
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- Galatians 4:25 Some manuscripts For Sinai is a mountain in Arabia
Galatians 2:4
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Galatians 2:4
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4 This matter arose because some false believers(A) had infiltrated our ranks to spy on(B) the freedom(C) we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.
Galatians 2:4
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Galatians 2:4
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4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
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Galatians 2:4
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Galatians 2:4
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4 And this occurred because of (A)false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our (B)liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, (C)that they might bring us into bondage),
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Galatians 2:4
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Galatians 2:4
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4 (A)Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who (B)slipped in to spy out (C)our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, (D)so that they might bring us into slavery—
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