Gal 4:9, 23, 5:1, Col 2:8, 20, Heb 9:10 | ISV | STEP | But now that you know God, or rather have been known by God, how can you turn back again to those powerless and bankrupt basic principles? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?

‏ Galatians 4:9

9 But now that you know God, or rather have been known by God, how can you turn back again to those powerless and bankrupt basic principles? ^{▼▼Or elemental spirits} Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?Rom 8:3; 1Cor 8:3; 13:12; Gal 3:3; Col 2:20; 2Tim 2:19; Heb 7:18

‏ Galatians 4:23

23 Now the son of the slave woman was conceived according to the flesh, but the son of the free woman was conceived through a promise.Gen 18:10, 14; 21:1-2; Rom 9:7-8; Heb 11:11

‏ Galatians 5:1

1 Live in the Freedom That Christ Provides

Christ has set us free so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. ^{▼▼Lit. has set us free for freedom} So keep on standing firm in it, and stop attaching yourselves to the yoke of slavery again.John 8:32; Acts 15:10; Rom 6:18; Gal 2:4; 4:9; 1Pet 2:16

‏ Colossians 2:8

8 See to it that no one enslaves you through philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition, according to the basic principles of the world, ^{▼▼Or the elemental spirits of the universe} and not according to Christ.Jer 29:8; Matt 15:2; Rom 16:17; Gal 1:14; Eph 5:6; Col 1:22; 2:18; 20; Heb 13:9

‏ Colossians 2:20

20 The New Life in ChristIf you have died with Christ to the basic principles of the world, ^{▼▼Or the elemental spirits of the universe} why are you submitting to its decrees as though you still lived in the world?Rom 6:3, 5; Gal 2:19; Eph 2:15; Col 2:8

‏ Hebrews 9:10

10 since they deal only with food, drink, and various washings, which are required for the body until the time when things would be set right.Lev 11:2; Num 19:7; Eph 2:15; Col 2:16, 20; Heb 7:16