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The Book of Galatians, Chapter 4, Verse 1

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Now I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
King James Version
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
American Standard Version
but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the father.
New English Translation
My children– I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!
World English Bible
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;
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Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
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But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
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To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
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And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
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Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
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Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
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But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
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Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
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I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
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Brethren, I beseech you, be as I [am]; for I [am] as ye [are]: ye have not injured me at all.