Galatians 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:”

Galatians 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Galatians 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Galatians 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.”

Galatians 4:3 — World English Bible

Galatians 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:”

Galatians 4:3 — American Standard Version

Galatians 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,”

Galatians 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Galatians 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world;”

Galatians 4:3 — Darby Translation

Galatians 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Euen so, we when wee were children, were in bondage vnder the rudiments of the world.”

Galatians 4:3 — Geneva Bible

Galatians 4:3 in Context — Galatians 4

1 Or, aussi longtemps que l’héritier est enfant, je dis qu’il ne diffère en rien d’un esclave, quoiqu’il soit le maître de tout;

2 mais il est sous des tuteurs et des administrateurs jusqu’au temps marqué par le père.

3 Nous aussi, de la même manière, lorsque nous étions enfants, nous étions sous l’esclavage des rudiments du monde;

4 mais, lorsque les temps ont été accomplis, Dieu a envoyé son Fils, né d’une femme, né sous la loi,

5 afin qu’il rachetât ceux qui étaient sous la loi, afin que nous reçussions l’adoption.

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What Does Galatians 4:3 Mean?

Galatians 4:3 is a verse from the Book of Galatians, part of the New Testament. It appears in Galatians chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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