Galatia 2:18

2:18 But if I build up again those things I once destroyed, ¹  I demonstrate that I am one who breaks God’s law. ² 

Galatia 4:3

4:3 So also we, when we were minors, ³  were enslaved under the basic forces ⁴  of the world.

[2:18]  ¹ tn Or “once tore down.”

[2:18]  ² tn Traditionally, “that I am a transgressor.”

[4:3]  ³ tn See the note on the word “minor” in 4:1.

[4:3]  ⁴ tn Or “basic principles,” “elemental things,” or “elemental spirits.” Some interpreters take this as a reference to supernatural powers who controlled nature and/or human fate.