Gal.4.1

Let me show you the implications of this. As long as the heir is a minor, he has no advantage over the slave. Though legally he owns the entire inheritance,

Gal.4.1

What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.

Gal.4.1

Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all,

Gal.4.1

Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves great wealth for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had.