Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Tell me those desiring to be under law, do ye not hear the law?
New American Standard Bible
Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you not
King James Version
Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Holman Bible
Tell me, those of you who want to be under the law, don’t you hear the law?
International Standard Version
Tell me, those of you who want to live under the Law: Are you really listening to what the Law says?
American Standard Version
Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Amplified
Tell me, you who are bent on being under the Law, do you not listen to [what] the Law [really says]?
An Understandable Version
Tell me, those of you who desire to be under [obligation to the requirements of] the law of Moses: Are you really paying attention to what the law of Moses says?
Anderson New Testament
Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do you not understand the law?
Bible in Basic English
Say, you whose desire it is to be under the law, do you not give ear to the law?
Common New Testament
Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you not listen to the law?
Daniel Mace New Testament
But tell me, you that are so willing to be under the law, why don't you consider the law?
Darby Translation
Tell me, ye who are desirous of being under law, do ye not listen to the law?
Goodspeed New Testament
Tell me this, you who want to be subject to law: Will you not listen to the Law?
John Wesley New Testament
Tell me, ye that would be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Julia Smith Translation
Tell me, those wishing to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
King James 2000
Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Tell me, [you] who are wanting to be under the law, do you not understand the law?
Modern King James verseion
Tell me, those desiring to be under Law, do you not hear the Law?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law: have ye not heard of the law?
Moffatt New Testament
Tell me, you who are keen to be under the Law, will you not listen to the Law?
Montgomery New Testament
Tell me, you who wish to be subject to the Law, why do you not listen to the Law?
NET Bible
Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand the law?
New Heart English Bible
Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?
Noyes New Testament
Tell me, ye that desire to be under the Law, do ye not hear the Law?
Sawyer New Testament
Tell me, you that wish to be under the law, do you not hear the law?
The Emphasized Bible
Tell me! ye who, under law, are wishing to be: The law, do ye not hear?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Tell me, you who want to be still subject to Law--Why do not you listen to the Law?
Webster
Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Weymouth New Testament
Tell me--you who want to continue to be subject to Law--will you not listen to the Law?
Williams New Testament
Tell me, you who want to be subject to law, will you not listen to what the law says?
World English Bible
Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don't you listen to the law?
Worrell New Testament
Tell me, ye who are wishing to be under law, do ye not hear the law?
Worsley New Testament
Tell me, you that are so desirous to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Youngs Literal Translation
Tell me, ye who are willing to be under law, the law do ye not hear?
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References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Galatians 4:21
Images Galatians 4:21
Prayers for Galatians 4:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hagar And Sarah Represent Two Covenants
20 But I was wishing to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed at you. 21 Tell me those desiring to be under law, do ye not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the freewoman.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 21:42-44
Jesus says to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone that those who build rejected, this came to be in the head of the corner. This happened from Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
Matthew 22:29-32
But having answered, Jesus said to them, Ye are led astray, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
John 5:46-47
For if ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for that man wrote about me.
John 10:34
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?
John 12:34
The multitude answered him, We have heard from the law that the Christ remains into the age. And how can thou say, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?
John 15:25
But, that the word that is written in their law may be fulfilled, They hated me without cause.
Romans 3:19
Now we know that as many things as the law says, it says to those in the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become accountable to God.
Romans 6:14
for sin will not have dominion over you. For ye are not under law, but under grace.
Romans 7:5-6
For when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins were working in our body-parts (through the law) in order to bear fruit to death.
Romans 9:30-32
What will we say then? That the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness from faith.
Romans 10:3-10
For not understanding the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.
Galatians 3:10
For as many as are from works of law are under a curse, for it is written, Cursed is every man who does not continue in all things written in the book of the law, to do them.
Galatians 3:23-24
But before faith came we were kept in custody under law, having been confined for faith that was going to be revealed.
Galatians 4:9
but now knowing God, but rather being known by God, how is it ye turn again to the weak and destitute elements to which ye desire again to be in bondage anew?