Verse List for GAL 4:3

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OET (OET-RV) That’s how it is with us—when we were infants we were enslaved by this world’s principles,

OET-LV Thus we also, when we _were infants, we _were having _been _enslaved under the principles of _the world.

ULT So also, when we were children, we were being enslaved under the elemental principles of the world.

UST Likewise, when we were spiritually immature because we did not yet believe in the Messiah, we submitted to the rules that everyone in this world lives by. Those rules controlled us like masters control their slaves.

BSB So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles[fn] of the world.

MSB So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles[fn] of the world.

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

AICNT In the same way, when we were infants, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world;

OEB It was the same way with us. When we were under age, as it were, we were slaves to the puerile teaching of this world;

WEBBE & WMBB So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

NET So also we, when we were minors, were enslaved under the basic forces of the world.

LSV so we also, when we were children, were in servitude under the elements of the world,

FBV It's just the same for us. When we were children, we were slaves subject to the basic rules[fn] of the law.

TCNT In the same way also, when we were children, we were enslaved to the elements of the world.

T4T Likewise, when we (inc) (OR, we (exc) Jews) were like young children [MET], we were controlled by the spiritual powers of this world. They controlled us like masters control their slaves [MET].

LEB So also we, when we were children, we were enslaved under the elemental spirits of the world.

BBE So we, when we were young, were kept under the first rules of the world;

Moff So with us. When we were under age, we lived under the thraldom of the Elemental spirits of the world;

Wymth So we also, when spiritually we were children, were subject to the world's rudimentary notions, and were enslaved.

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

DRA So we also, when we were children, were serving under the elements of the world.

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

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

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

SLT So also we, when we were children, were subjugated under the world’s elements:

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

KJB-1769 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

KJB-1611 Euen so we, when wee were children, were in bondage vnder the [fn]Elements of the world:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and footnotes)

Bshps Euen so we, when we were chyldren, were in bondage vnder ye rudimentes of the worlde:
(Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under ye/you_all rudimentes of the world:)

Gnva Euen so, we when wee were children, were in bondage vnder the rudiments of the world.
(Even so, we when we were children, were in bondage under the rudiments of the world.)

Cvdl Euen so we also, wha we were children, were in bondage vnder the outwarde tradicions.
(Even so we also, what we were children, were in bondage under the outward traditions.)

TNT Even so we as longe as we were chyldren were in bondage vnder the ordinaunces of the worlde.
(Even so we as long as we were children were in bondage under the ordinances of the world.)

Wycl So we, whanne we weren litle children, we serueden vndur the elementis of the world.
(So we, when we were little children, we served under the elementis of the world.)

Luth Also auch wir, da wir Kinder waren, waren wir gefangen unter den äußerlichen Satzungen.
(So also we/us, there we/us children were, were we/us caught under the external statutes.)

ClVg ita et nos cum essemus parvuli, sub elementis mundi eramus servientes.[fn]
(so/thus and us when/with we_would_be little_ones, under elements world we_were servants.)

SR-GNT Οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἦμεν δεδουλωμένοι. ‡

UGNT οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἤμεθα δεδουλωμένοι.

SBL-GNT οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ⸀ἤμεθα δεδουλωμένοι·

RP-GNT Οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἦμεν δεδουλωμένοι·

TC-GNT οὕτω καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου [fn]ἦμεν δεδουλωμένοι·