Galatians 4:2

New International Reader's Version

People are in charge of the property. And other people are in charge of the children. The children remain under their care until they become adults. At that time their fathers give them the property.

Cross References

Daniel 11:29

“At God’s appointed time, the king of Syria will march south again. But this time things will turn out differently.

Habakkuk 2:3

The message I give you waits for the time I have appointed. It speaks about what is going to happen. And all of it will come true. It might take a while. But wait for it. You can be sure it will come. It will happen when I want it to.

John 15:7

If you remain joined to me and my words remain in you, ask for anything you wish. And it will be done for you.

1 Corinthians 4:15

Suppose you had 10,000 believers in Christ watching over you. You still wouldn’t have many fathers. I became your father by serving Christ Jesus and telling you the good news.

Galatians 3:24

So the law was put in charge of us until Christ came. He came so that we might be made right with God by believing in Christ.

Galatians 4:1

Here is what I have been saying. As long as your own children are young, they are no different from slaves in your house. They are no different, even though they will own all the property.

Galatians 4:3

It is the same with us. When we were children, we were slaves to the basic spiritual powers of the world.