Galatians 4:2

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Galatians 4:2

2But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

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＋ Add previous verseGalatians 4:1NOW I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;＋ Add next verseGalatians 4:3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

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Galatians 4:2

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

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However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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governors

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Persons who govern, rule, direct, or hold chief civil authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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appointed

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Fixed; set; established; decreed; ordained; constituted; allotted; Furnished; equipped with things necessary.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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