Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. |
But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. |
However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. |
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. |
But at that previous time, when you had not come to be acquainted with and understand and know the true God, you [Gentiles] were in bondage to gods who by their very nature could not be gods at all [gods that really did not exist]. |
But at that time, in fact, not knowing God, you were in a slave’s bondage to the gods which are not gods by nature. |
At one time when you had no knowledge of God, you were under the authority of gods who had no real existence. |
But at that former time, as you did not know the true God, you were slaves to gods that do not really exist, |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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