Galatians 4:21 “Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what…”

Galatians 4:21

Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

World English Bible

Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law?

American Standard Version

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

Geneva Bible 1599

Tell me, ye that will be vnder the Law, doe ye not heare the Lawe?

Darby Translation

Tell me, ye who are desirous of being under law, do ye not listen to the law?

Young's Literal Translation

Tell me, ye who are willing to be under law, the law do ye not hear?

Bible in Basic English

Say, you whose desire it is to be under the law, do you not give ear to the law?

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Cross references

“ye that”

Galatians 3:10 Galatians 4:9 Romans 6:14 Romans 10:3–10 Romans 9:30–32 Galatians 3:23

Galatians 3:10 · BSB

All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

Galatians 4:9 · BSB

But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

Romans 6:14 · BSB

For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

Romans 10:3–10 · BSB

Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Romans 9:30–32 · BSB

What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;

Galatians 3:23 · BSB

Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

“do”

Matthew 22:29–32 Matthew 21:42–44 John 5:46 John 5:47

Matthew 22:29–32 · BSB

Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Matthew 21:42–44 · BSB

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’ ?

John 5:46 · BSB

If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.

John 5:47 · BSB

But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”

“the law”

Romans 3:19 John 15:25 John 10:34 John 12:34

Romans 3:19 · BSB

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

John 15:25 · BSB

But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’

John 10:34 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’ ?

John 12:34 · BSB

The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.

22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

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