8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
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But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[a] ? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
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You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!
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I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.