Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

我们为孩童的时候，受管于世俗小学之下，也是如此。

我们也是一样，在未成年的时候，被世上粗浅的学说所奴役，也是如此。

我们也是一样，在未成年的时候，被世上粗浅的学说所奴役，也是如此。

我们也一样，当我们还是孩童的时候，我们受世界基本规条的辖制。

我们也是这样，作孩童的时候，被世俗的言论所奴役；

我们也是这样：我们还是小孩子的时候，在世界的原则下受奴役。

我們為孩童的時候，受管於世俗小學之下，也是如此。

我們也是一樣，在未成年的時候，被世上粗淺的學說所奴役，也是如此。

我們也是一樣，在未成年的時候，被世上粗淺的學說所奴役，也是如此。

我們也一樣，當我們還是孩童的時候，我們受世界基本規條的轄制。

我們也是這樣，作孩童的時候，被世俗的言論所奴役；

我們也是這樣：我們做孩童時，就是在世俗所信之「宇宙星質之靈」底下做奴僕。

我們也是這樣：我們還是小孩子的時候，在世界的原則下受奴役。

我儕童蒙時、亦役於斯世之小學、

我儕當未成人、亦為此世小學束縛、

我儕亦然、當未成人時、被此世賤質賤質或作虛文束縛、

吾人亦然、方吾人之尚屬幼稚、亦受制於世俗之蒙學；

So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world.

It is the same with us. When we were children, we were slaves to the basic spiritual powers of the world.

In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world.

And that’s the way it was with us before Christ came. We were like children; we were slaves to the basic spiritual principles of this world.

In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elements of the world.

So we too, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elementary principles of the world.

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world.

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:

In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elemental forces of the world.

So also we, when we were minors, were enslaved under the basic forces of the world.

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

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?

And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster[ to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

Come unto me, all[ ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word,[ then] are ye my disciples indeed;

Wherefore then[ serveth] the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made;[ and it was] ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.