Galatians 4:21
19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
- KJV
- Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
- WEB
- Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law?
- ASV
- Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
- DARBY
- Tell me, ye who are desirous of being under law, do ye not listen to the law?
- BLB
- Tell me, those wanting to be under the law, do you⁺ not listen to the law?
- ÅB
- Si meg, dere som vil være under loven: Hører dere ikke loven?
- OTB
- Fortell meg, dere som vil være under loven, hører dere ikke loven?
- B1930
- Si mig, I som vil være under loven: Hører I ikke loven?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 3:10
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Read in contextRomans 3:19
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Read in contextMatthew 22:29–32
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Read in contextGalatians 3:23–24
But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Read in contextGalatians 4:9
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
Read in contextJohn 15:25
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
Read in contextRomans 6:14
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Read in contextRomans 7:5–6
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Read in context