⁹ 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[1] ? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

⁹ So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world?

⁹ But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?