Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
But tell me, you that are so willing to be under the law, why don't you consider 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?
A Conservative Version
Tell me those desiring to be under law, do ye not hear the law?
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?
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?
Interlinear
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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 I wish I could be present this very moment with you, and suit my discourse accordingly, for I stand in doubt what to think of you. 21 But tell me, you that are so willing to be under the law, why don't you consider the law? 22 for it is there written, Abraham had two sons, the one by a bond-maid, the other by a free-woman.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 21:42-44
Jesus reply'd, did ye never read in the scriptures, " that very stone which the builders rejected, is become the principal stone of the angle, this the Lord effected, and it is marvellous in our eyes."
Matthew 22:29-32
Jesus answered them, you are mistaken, for want of a true notion of the scriptures, and of the divine power.
John 5:46-47
for had you believed Moses, you would have believed me: since he has spoke of me in his writings.
John 10:34
Jesus answered them, is it not written in your law, "I said ye are Gods?"
John 12:34
Upon which the people said to him, we have learnt from the law, that the Messiah is to live for ever: why do you say then, the son of man must be lift up? who is this son of man?
John 15:25
so that the passage is fulfilled that is written in their law, "they hated me without a cause."
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every one may be silenc'd, and all the world plead guilty before God.
Romans 6:14
for then sin shall have no dominion over you: because you are not under the legal, but under the gospel dispensation.
Romans 7:5-6
for when we were in the carnal state of the law, the sinful passions of that state set our animal faculties to work in the service of death.
Romans 9:30-32
What shall we hence conclude? that the Gentiles who sought not after justice, have obtained justice, even to that which is by faith:
Romans 10:3-10
because being ignorant of the justice which is of God, and going about to establish a justification of their own, they have not submitted themselves to that which is of God.
Galatians 3:10
but they that rest themselves upon the works of the law, are obnoxious to the curse: for it is written, " cursed is every one, who continueth not in all things, which are written in the book of the law, to do them:"
Galatians 3:23-24
but before faith came, we were shut up together as prisoners under the custody of the law, 'till faith was to be revealed.
Galatians 4:9
or rather that you are favoured by him, how can ye turn again to the weak and beggarly elements of the law, to which you desire again to be in bondage?