Galatians 4:1
Galatians 4:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had.
Galatians 4:1 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything
Galatians 4:1-3 The Message (MSG)
Let me show you the implications of this. As long as the heir is a minor, he has no advantage over the slave. Though legally he owns the entire inheritance, he is subject to tutors and administrators until whatever date the father has set for emancipation. That is the way it is with us: When we were minors, we were just like slaves ordered around by simple instructions (the tutors and administrators of this world), with no say in the conduct of our own lives.
Galatians 4:1 King James Version (KJV)
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all
Galatians 4:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now I say, as long as the heir is a child, he does not differ at all from a slave although he is owner of everything
Galatians 4:1 New Century Version (NCV)
I want to tell you this: While those who will inherit their fathers’ property are still children, they are no different from slaves. It does not matter that the children own everything.
Galatians 4:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all
Galatians 4:1 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
What I am saying is that as long as an heir is under age, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.
Galatians 4:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all