Galatians 4:8

The Text-Critical English New Testament

At that time, however, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to beings that by nature are not gods.

Cross References

John 1:10

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, but the world did not know him.

Acts 14:12

Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, since he was the one who took the lead in speaking.

Acts 17:23

For as I was going around and closely observing yoʋr objects of worship, I even found an altar that had been inscribed: ‘To an unknown god.’ I proclaim to you therefore the one whom you worship in ignorance.

Romans 1:23

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.

Romans 1:28

And just as they considered it worthless to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a worthless mind, to do what is not proper.

1 Corinthians 1:21

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of our proclamation to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 12:2

You know that when you were pagans you were somehow enticed and led astray to mute idols.

1 Corinthians 8:4

With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world,” and that “there is no other God but one.”

Galatians 4:3

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

Ephesians 4:18

They are darkened in their understanding, being excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

For the people themselves report what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

1 Thessalonians 4:5

not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

With flaming fire he will inflict vengeance on those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

1 Peter 4:3

For we have spent enough of our life doing what the Gentiles like to do, walking in sensual indulgences, evil desires, excesses of wine, revelries, drinking bouts, and illicit idolatries.

1 John 3:1

See what great love the Father has lavished upon us, that we should be called children of God! The reason the world does not know you is that it did not know him.