Galatians 4:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But now, having come to know God—or rather, having been known by God—how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, whose slaves you want to be once more?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye ain to the weak and begrly elements, whereunto ye desire ain to be in bondage?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and beggarly principles, to which you desire again to be in bondage?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    but{G1161} now{G3568} that ye have come to know{G1097} God,{G2316} or{G1161} rather{G3123} to be known{G1097} by{G5259} God,{G2316} how{G4459} turn ye{G1994} back again{G3825} to{G1909} the weak{G772} and{G2532} beggarly{G4434} rudiments,{G4747} whereunto{G3739} ye desire{G2309} to be in bondage{G1398} over{G509} again?{G3825}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} now{G3568}, after that ye have known{G1097}{(G5631)} God{G2316}, or{G1161} rather{G3123} are known{G1097}{(G5685)} of{G5259} God{G2316}, how{G4459} turn ye{G1994}{(G5719)} again{G3825} to{G1909} the weak{G772} and{G2532} beggarly{G4434} elements{G4747}, whereunto{G3739} ye desire{G2309}{(G5719)} again{G3825}{G509} to be in bondage{G1398}{(G5721)}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    But now seinge ye knowe god (yee rather are knowe of God) how is it that ye tourne agayne vnto the weake and bedgarly cerimonies whervnto agayne ye desyre afresshe to be in bondage?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But now seynge ye knowe God (yee rather are knowne off God) how is it that ye turne you backe agayne vnto the weake and beggerly tradicions, wher vnto ye desyre agayne afresh to be in bondage?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But now seeing ye knowe God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye againe vnto impotent and beggerly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning ye wil be in bondage againe?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But nowe after that ye haue knowen God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye agayne vnto the weake and beggarly rudimentes, whervnto againe ye desire a freshe to be in bondage?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elements, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and now, having known God -- and rather being known by God -- how turn ye again unto the weak and poor elements to which anew ye desire to be in servitude?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But now that you have come to have knowledge of God, or more truly, God has knowledge of you, how is it that you go back again to the poor and feeble first things, desiring to be servants to them again?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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 worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 8:3 : 3 But if anyone loves God, they are known by Him.
  • Gal 3:3 : 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by the Spirit, are you now trying to complete it by human effort?
  • Heb 7:18 : 18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless,
  • Rom 8:3 : 3 For what the law could not do, weakened as it was by the flesh, God did. By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as a sin offering, He condemned sin in the flesh.
  • Rom 8:29 : 29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
  • Heb 10:38-39 : 38 But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he draws back, My soul will have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith for the preservation of the soul.
  • 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if, after escaping the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
  • 1 John 2:3-4 : 3 We know that we have come to know Him if we keep His commandments. 4 Anyone who claims, 'I have come to know Him,' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in them.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  • Eph 1:17 : 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.
  • Col 2:20-23 : 20 If you died with Christ to the elemental principles of the world, why, as though still living in the world, do you submit to its decrees? 21 "Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle"— 22 which all perish as they are used—based on human commands and teachings. 23 These have an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion, false humility, and severe treatment of the body, but they have no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: 'The Lord knows those who are His,' and, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.'
  • 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
  • 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Exod 33:17 : 17 The LORD said to Moses, 'I will do the very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My eyes, and I know you by name.'
  • 1 Kgs 8:43 : 43 then hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all the foreigner asks You for, so that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and may know that this house I have built is called by Your name.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
  • Ps 1:6 : 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
  • Ps 9:10 : 10 The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
  • Prov 2:5 : 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
  • Jer 31:34 : 34 No longer will anyone teach their neighbor or their brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.
  • Hab 2:14 : 14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
  • Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been committed to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  • John 10:14 : 14 I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me.
  • John 10:27 : 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
  • John 17:3 : 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

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