Galatians 4:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹ My point is this: heirs, as long as they are minors, are no better than those who are enslaved, though they are the owners of all the property,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW WHAT I mean is that as long as the inheritor (heir) is a child and under age, he does not differ from a slave, although he is the master of all the estate;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all;

Common English Bible

¹ I’m saying that as long as the heirs are minors, they are no different from slaves, though they really are the owners of everything.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ But I say that, during the time an heir is a child, he is no different from a servant, even though he is the owner of everything.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Galatians 4:1 Cross References

2 Kings 11:12

Then he brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; they proclaimed him king and anointed him; they clapped their hands and shouted, “Long live the king!”

2 Kings 12:2

Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all his days because the priest Jehoiada instructed him.

Galatians 3:29

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 4:2

but they remain under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father.

Galatians 4:23

One, the child of the enslaved woman, was born according to the flesh; the other, the child of the free woman, was born through the promise.

Galatians 4:29

But just as at that time the child who was born according to the flesh persecuted the child who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now also.

1 John 5:10

Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.