# Galatians 4.3 **Book:** [Galatians](/codex/galatians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all; 2. but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the father. > > **3. So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:** > > 4. but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5. that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. (Galatians 4:1-5, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all; 2. but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father. > > **3. So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.** > > 4. But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law, 5. that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children. (Galatians 4:1-5, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; 2. But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. > > **3. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: elements: or, rudiments** > > 4. But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. (Galatians 4:1-5, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant, being lord of all, 2. but is under tutors and stewards till the time appointed of the father, > > **3. so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,** > > 4. and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law, 5. that those under law he may redeem, that the adoption of sons we may receive; (Galatians 4:1-5, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Church in Galatia](/codex/church-in-galatia/), via [Galatians 4.1-7](/codex/galatians-4-1-7/) **Lexicon:** - [G1401 - doulos](/codex/g1401-doulos/), via [Galatians 4.1-7](/codex/galatians-4-1-7/) - [G2889 - kosmos](/codex/g2889-kosmos/) - [G3807 - paidagogos](/codex/g3807-paidagogos/), via [Galatians 4.1-7](/codex/galatians-4-1-7/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.