Galatians 4:21 — "you who want to be under the law" addresses those seeking circumcision and Mosaic obedience

Galatians 4:21: "Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?" Paul addresses the Judaizers who wanted to submit to circumcision and the Law of Moses. Being "under the law" here means being in the Mosaic covenant — not just for justification, but for full Mosaic obedience. Paul rejects this entirely, pointing to the fulfillment of the law in Christ.