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Galatians 4:9-20

9butnowG1161thatyehavecomeG1097toknowG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,orratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123tobeknownG1097byGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,howπῶςpōsG4459turnἐπιστρέφετεepistrepheteG1994yebackagainπάλινpalinG3825totheweakἀσθενῆasthenēG772andbeggarly rudiments, whereunto yedesireθέλετε;theleteG2309tobeinbondageoveragainπάλινpalinG3825?

10YeobservedaysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,andmonthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,andseasonsκαιροὺςkairousG2540,andyears.

11IamafraidG5399ofyou,lestμήmēG3361byany meansIhavebestowedlaborG2872uponyouinvainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

12Ibeseechyou,brethren,becomeΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096asIam,forIalsoambecomeG1096asyeare. Yedidmenowrongἠδικήσατε.ēdikēsateG91:

13butyeknowthatbecauseofaninfirmityG769ofthefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561Ipreachedthegospeluntoyouthefirsttime:

14andthatwhichwasatemptationG3986toyouinmyfleshσαρκίsarkiG4561yedespisedἐξουθενήσατεexouthenēsateG1848not,norrejected;butyereceivedG1209measanangelἄγγελονangelonG32ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,evenG2532asChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

15WhereΠοῦPouG4226thenοὖνounG3767isthatgratulationofyourselvesG4771?forIbearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140youwitnessG3140,that,ifpossibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415, ye wouldhavepluckedoutyoureyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788andgivenG1325themtome.

16SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG5620amIbecomeγέγοναgegonaG1096yourenemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190,bytellingyouthetruthἀληθεύωνalētheuōnG226?

17TheyzealouslyseekyouinnogoodG2573way; nay,theydesireθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309toshutyouout,thatyemayseekthem.

18ButitisgoodG2570tobezealouslysoughtinagoodG2570matteratalltimes,andnotonlyG3440whenIampresentπαρεῖναίpareinaiG3918withyou.

19MylittlechildrenG5043,ofwhomIamagainπάλινpalinG3825intravailuntilChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547beformedinyou—

20butIcouldwishἤθελονēthelonG2309tobepresentG737withyounowG1161,andtochangeἀλλάξαιallaxaiG236mytone;forIamperplexedἀποροῦμαιaporoumaiG639aboutyou.

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