because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap life age-during;

He is subject to the control of guardians and stewards, during the period for which his father has power to appoint them.

But, when [God's] timing fully arrived, He sent His Son, born to a woman [i.e., Mary], born during [the time when] the law [of Moses was still in effect],

to whom be glory from age to age. Amen.

and how I outstripped many of my own age among my people in my devotion to the Jewish religion, because I surpassed all others in my zeal for the traditions handed down by my forefathers.

I mean this: As long as the heir is under age he is not a whit better off than a slave, although he is heir of all the property,

So when we were spiritually under age, we were slaves to the world's crude notions,