Galatians 4:8-9 But formerly indeed, when you knew not God, you served those, who by nature were not gods.

Living_Oracles⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ But formerly indeed, when you knew not God, you served those, who by nature were not gods. ⁹ But now, having acknowledged God, (or rather, being acknowledged by God,) why do you turn back again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which again, a second time, you incline to be in bondage?