Gal 4:3, 9, 2Pe 3:10, 12 | ESV | STEP | In the same way we also , when we were children , were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world .

Galatians 4:3

3 In the same way we also, when we were children, ^awere enslaved to the elementary principles ^{▼▼Or elemental spirits; also verse 9} of the world.

Galatians 4:9

9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather ^cto be known by God, ^dhow can you turn back again to ^ethe weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?

2 Peter 3:10

10 But ^fthe day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then ^gthe heavens will pass away with a roar, and ^hthe heavenly bodies ^{▼▼Or elements; also verse 12} will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. ^{▼▼Greek found; some manuscripts will be burned up}

2 Peter 3:12

12 ^kwaiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and ^lthe heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!