Galatia 4:9

4:9 But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless ¹  basic forces? ²  Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again? ³ 

Galatia 6:5

6:5 For each one will carry ⁴  his own load.

[4:9]  ¹ tn Or “useless.” See L&N 65.16.

[4:9]  ² tn See the note on the phrase “basic forces” in 4:3.

[4:9]  ³ tn Grk “basic forces, to which you want to be enslaved…” Verse 9 is a single sentence in the Greek text, but has been divided into two in the translation because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence.

[6:5]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps, “each one must carry.” A number of modern translations treat βαστάσει (bastasei) as an imperatival future.