Galatians 4:3

Updated: June 3, 2025
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So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.
World English Bible (WEB)
Even{G2532} so{G3779} we{G2249}, when{G3753} we were{G2258}{(G5713)} children{G3516}, were{G2258}{(G5713)} in bondage{G1402}{(G5772)} under{G5259} the elements{G4747} of the world{G2889}:
KJV with Strongs
So we also, while being infants were enslaved under the elemental spirits of the world.
The F.O.G
[3] Similarly, when we were spiritual children, we were enslaved by the basic principles of the world—like prisoners bound by elementary religious rules and rituals.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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