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Galatians 4:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

8 (A)At a time when you did not know God, you became slaves to things that by nature are not gods;[a] 9 but now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and destitute elemental powers? Do you want to be slaves to them all over again?(B) 10 You are observing days,(C) months, seasons, and years.[b]

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  1. 4:8 Things that by nature are not gods: or “gods that by nature do not exist.”
  2. 4:10 This is likely a reference to ritual observances from the Old Testament, promoted by opponents: sabbaths or Yom Kippur, new moon, Passover or Pentecost, sabbatical years.
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