Galatians 4

1But I sayG3004 that so long as the heirG2818 isG1510 a childG3516, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he isG1510 lordG2962 of all; 2but isG1510 under guardians and stewardsG3623 until the day appointed of the fatherG3962. 3So we alsoG2532, whenG3753 we wereG1510 childrenG3516, wereG1510 held in bondageG1402 under the rudiments of the worldG2889: 4but whenG3753 the fulness of the timeG5550 cameG2064, GodG2316 sent forthG1821 his SonG5207, born of a womanG1135, born under the lawG3551, 5that he might redeemG1805 them that were under the lawG3551, that we might receiveG618 the adoptionG5206 of sonsG5206. 6And because ye areG1510 sonsG5207, GodG2316 sent forthG1821 the SpiritG4151 of his SonG5207 into our heartsG2588, cryingG2896, AbbaG5, FatherG3962. 7So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a sonG5207; and if a sonG5207, then an heirG2818 through GodG2316.

8Howbeit at that timeG5119, not knowing GodG2316, ye wereG1510 in bondage to them that by natureG5449 areG1510 no godsG2316: 9but nowG1161 that ye have comeG1097 to knowG1097 GodG2316, or ratherG3123 to be knownG1097 by GodG2316, howG4459 turnG1994 ye back againG3825 to the weakG772 and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desireG2309 to be in bondage over againG3825? 10Ye observe daysG2250, and monthsG3376, and seasonsG2540, and years. 11I am afraidG5399 of you, lestG3361 by any means I have bestowed laborG2872 upon you in vainG1500.

12I beseech you, brethren, becomeG1096 as I am, for I also am becomeG1096 as ye are. Ye did me no wrongG91: 13but ye know that because of an infirmityG769 of the fleshG4561 I preached the gospel unto you the first time: 14and that which was a temptationG3986 to you in my fleshG4561 ye despisedG1848 not, nor rejected; but ye receivedG1209 me as an angelG32 of GodG2316, evenG2532 as ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 15WhereG4226 thenG3767 is that gratulation of yourselvesG4771? for I bearG3140 you witnessG3140, that, if possibleG1415, ye would have plucked out your eyesG3788 and givenG1325 them to me. 16SoG5620 thenG5620 am I becomeG1096 your enemyG2190, by telling you the truthG226? 17They zealously seek you in no goodG2573 way; nay, they desireG2309 to shut you out, that ye may seek them. 18But it is goodG2570 to be zealously sought in a goodG2570 matter at all times, and not onlyG3440 when I am presentG3918 with you. 19My little childrenG5043, of whom I am againG3825 in travail until ChristG5547 be formed in you— 20but I could wishG2309 to be presentG737 with you nowG1161, and to changeG236 my tone; for I am perplexedG639 about you.

21TellG3004 me, ye that desireG2309 to beG1510 under the lawG3551, do ye not hearG191 the lawG3551? 22For it is writtenG1125, that AbrahamG11 had twoG1417 sonsG5207, oneG1520 by the handmaid, and oneG1520 by the freewoman. 23Howbeit the son by the handmaid is bornG1080 after the fleshG4561; but the son by the freewoman is bornG1080 through promiseG1860. 24Which thingsG3778 contain an allegory: for these women areG1510 twoG1417 covenantsG1242; oneG1520 from mountG3735 SinaiG4614, bearingG1080 children unto bondage, which isG1510 HagarG28. 25NowG1161 this Hagar isG1510 mountG3735 SinaiG4614 in ArabiaG688 and answereth to the JerusalemG2419 that nowG1161 isG1510: for she isG1510 in bondage with her childrenG5043. 26But the JerusalemG2419 that isG1510 above isG1510 freeG1658, which isG1510 our motherG3384. 27For it is writtenG1125,

28NowG1161 we, brethren, as IsaacG2464 wasG1510, areG1510 childrenG5043 of promiseG1860. 29But as then he that was bornG1080 after the fleshG4561 persecutedG1377 himthat was bornG1080after the SpiritG4151, so alsoG2532 it is nowG3568. 30Howbeit what saith the scriptureG1124? CastG1544 out the handmaid and her sonG5207: for the sonG5207 of the handmaid shall not inheritG2816 with the sonG5207 of the freewoman. 31Wherefore, brethren, we areG1510 not childrenG5043 of a handmaid, but of the freewoman.