However at that time, (A)when you did not know God, you were (B)slaves to (C)those which by nature are no gods. But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be (D)known by God, (E)how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless [a](F)elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again? 10 You (G)observe days and months and seasons and years.

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  1. Galatians 4:9 Or rudimentary teachings or principles

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

Formerly, when you did not know God,(A) you were slaves(B) to those who by nature are not gods.(C) But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(D)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved(E) by them all over again?(F) 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!(G)

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  1. Galatians 4:9 Or principles