What I am saying is that as long as an heir is under age, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. So also, when we were under age, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:3 Or under the basic principles