Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

American Standard Version (ASV)

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So we, when we were young, were kept under the first rules of the world;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world;

World English Bible (WEB)

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elements of the world.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,