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Then I say that the heir (as long as he is a child) differs nothing from a servant - though he be Lord of all -

but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed by the Father.

Even so, we (when we were children) were in bondage under the basic principles of the world.

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What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, 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 underage, we were in slavery(A) under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:3 Or under the basic principles