KJV ORIGINAL
Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Back when you didn't know God, you were serving things that aren't actually gods at all.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
You used to worship fake gods before you knew the real one.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of Paul's letter to the Galatians, he is addressing Gentile Christians in the Roman province of Galatia who had previously lived as pagans, worshiping idols and false deities common in the ancient Greco-Roman world. Before their conversion, these people served entities that Paul describes as "no gods," emphasizing that these were not real divine beings but human inventions. This reminder serves to contrast their past ignorance with the true knowledge of God they now possess through faith in Christ.
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