Galatians 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;”

Galatians 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Galatians 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Galatians 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,”

Galatians 4:1 — World English Bible

Galatians 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all; ”

Galatians 4:1 — American Standard Version

Galatians 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant--being lord of all,”

Galatians 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Galatians 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now I say, As long as the heir is a child, he differs nothing from a bondman, though he be lord of all; ”

Galatians 4:1 — Darby Translation

Galatians 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then I say, that the heire as long as hee is a childe, differeth nothing from a seruant, though he be Lord of all,”

Galatians 4:1 — Geneva Bible

Galatians 4:1 in Context — Galatians 4

1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

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

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What Does Galatians 4:1 Mean?

Galatians 4:1 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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