Galatians 4:3

Galatians 4:3 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

3So we too, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elementary principles of the world.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

3So also we [whether Jews or Gentiles], when we were children (spiritually immature), were kept like slaves under the elementary [man-made religious or philosophical] teachings of the world.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

3So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

3So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

3Euen so, we when wee were children, were in bondage vnder the rudiments of the world.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

3So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

3It is the same with us. When we were children, we were slaves to the basic spiritual powers of the world.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

3In the same way, we were children like that in God's family. The spiritual powers that rule this world controlled us as their slaves.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

3so we also, when we were children, were in servitude under the elements of the world,

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