Berean Standard Bible

Galatians 4

1Whatδέ,deG1161I am sayingΛέγωLegōG3004is thatas long asἐφ᾽ ὅσον χρόνονeph᾽ hoson chrononG1909 G3745 G5550theὁhoG3588heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818isἐστιν,estinG1510a childνήπιόςnēpiosG3516,he is no differentοὐδὲν διαφέρειouden diaphereiG1308 G3762from a slaveδούλουdoulouG1401, althoughhe isὤν·ōnG1510the ownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of everythingπάντωνpantōnG3956.

2ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235He isἐστὶνestinG1510subject toὑπὸhupoG5259guardiansἐπιτρόπουςepitropousG2012andκαὶkaiG2532trusteesοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623untilἄχριachriG891theτῆςtēsG3588date setπροθεσμίαςprothesmiasG4287byτοῦtouG3588hisfatherπατρός.patrosG3962.

3SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτεhoteG3753we wereἦμενēmenG1510childrenνήπιοι,nēpioiG3516,weG1473wereἤμεθαēmethaG1510enslavedδεδουλωμένοι·dedoulōmenoiG1402underὑπὸhupoG5259theτὰtaG3588basic principlesστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

4ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753theτὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588timeχρόνου,chronouG5550had fullyπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138comeἦλθενēlthenG2064ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096ofἐκekG1537a womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμον,nomonG3551,

5ἵναinaG2443to redeemἐξαγοράσῃ,exagorasēG1805thoseτοὺςtousG3588underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμονnomonG3551,thatἵναinaG2443we might receiveἀπολάβωμεν.apolabōmenG618ourτὴνtēnG3588adoption as sonsυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206.

6AndδέdeG1161becauseὅτιhotiG3754you areἐστεesteG1510sonsυἱοί,huioiG5207ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofτοῦtouG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207intoεἰςeisG1519ourG1473τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,crying outκρᾶζον·krazonG2896, “AbbaαββαabbaG5ὁhoG3588,Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962!”

7SoὥστεhōsteG5620you areεἶeiG1510no longerG3765a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235a sonυἱός·huiosG5207;andδὲdeG1161sinceεἰeiG1487you area sonυἱός,huiosG5207, you arealsoκαὶkaiG2532an heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818throughδιὰdiaG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

8ἈλλὰAllaG235μὲνmenG3303FormerlyτότεtoteG5119,when you did not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492GodθεὸνtheonG2316,you were slavesἐδουλεύσατεedouleusateG1398to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588by natureφύσειphuseiG5449areοὖσινousinG1510notμὴmēG3361godsθεοῖς·theoisG2316.

9ButδὲdeG1161now thatνῦνnunG3568you knowγνόντεςgnontesG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,or ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123are knownδὲ γνωσθέντεςde gnōsthentesG1161 G1097byὑπὸhupoG5259Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,howπῶςpōsG4459is it thatyou are turningἐπιστρέφετεepistrepheteG1994backπάλινpalinG3825toἐπὶepiG1909thoseτὰtaG3588weakἀσθενῆasthenēG772andκαὶkaiG2532worthlessπτωχὰptōchaG4434principlesστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747?Do you wishθέλετε;theleteG2309to be enslavedδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398byοἷςhoisG3739themall overἄνωθενanōthenG509againπάλινpalinG3825?

10You are observingπαρατηρεῖσθεparatēreistheG3906specialdaysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376andκαὶkaiG2532seasonsκαιροὺςkairousG2540andκαὶkaiG2532yearsἐνιαυτούς.eniautousG1763!

11I fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399for youὑμᾶςhumasG4771, thatμήmēG3361my effortsκεκοπίακαkekopiakaG2872forεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771may have beenG4459in vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

12I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189youὑμεῖς.¶humeisG4771,brothersἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,becomeΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096likeὡςhōsG5613meἐγώ,egōG1473,forὅτιhotiG3754I becameG2504likeὡςhōsG5613youὑμῶν·humōnG4771.You have done me no wrongκἀγὼ οὐδέν ἠδικήσατε.kagōkai ouden ēdikēsateG91 G1473 G3762.

13δὲdeG1161You knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754it was because ofδι᾽di᾽G1223an illnessἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸςastheneian tēs sarkosG769 G3588 G4561thatI first preached the gospelεὐηγγελισάμην τὸeuēngelisamēn toG2097 G3588 G4386to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532althoughἐνenG1722τὸνtonG3588myG1473illnessσαρκίsarkiG4561τῇtēaG3588was atrialπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986to youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,you did not despiseοὐκ ἐξουθενήσατεouk exouthenēsateG3756 G1848orοὐδὲoudeG3761rejectἐξεπτύσατε,exeptusateG1609me.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,you welcomedἐδέξασθέedexastheG1209meG1473as ifὡςhōsG5613I werean angelἄγγελονangelonG32of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,as ifὡςhōsG5613I wereChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424Himself.

15WhatΠοῦPouG4226thenοὖνounG3767has becomeof yourὑμῶν;humōnG4771ὁhoG3588blessingμακαρισμὸςmakarismosG3108?ForγὰρgarG1063I can testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140ὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτι,hotiG3754,ifεἰeiG1487it werepossibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,you would have torn outἐξορύξαντεςexoruxantesG1846yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788andgivenἐδώκατέedōkateG1325themto meG1473.

16Have I now becomeὥστε γέγοναhōste gegonaG5620 G1096yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190bytelling you the truthἀληθεύων ὑμῖν;alētheuōn huminG226 G4771?

17Those peopleare zealous for youζηλοῦσιν ὑμᾶςzēlousin humasG2206 G4771, butnotοὐouG3756in a good wayκαλῶς,kalōsG2573.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,they wantθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309to isolateἐκκλεῖσαιekkleisaiG1576youὑμᾶςhumasG4771from us,so thatἵναinaG2443you may be zealousζηλοῦτε.zēlouteG2206for themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

18NeverthelessδὲdeG1161, it isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570to be zealousζηλοῦσθαιzēlousthaiG2206if it servesἐνenG1722a nobleκαλῷkalōG2570purpose—at any timeπάντοτε,pantoteG3842,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361onlyG3440whenἐνenG1722I amG1473τῷtōG3588withπαρεῖναί πρὸςpareinai prosG3918 G4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771.

19MyG1473childrenτέκναteknaG5043,for whomοὓςhousG3739I am againπάλινpalinG3825in the pains of childbirthὠδίνωōdinōG5605untilμέχριςmechrisG3360οὗhouG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is formedμορφωθῇmorphōthēaG3445inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771,

20howδὲdeG1161I wishἤθελονēthelonG2309I could beπαρεῖναιpareinaiG3918withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771nowἄρτιartiG737andκαὶkaiG2532changeἀλλάξαιallaxaiG236myG1473τὴνtēnG3588toneφωνήνphōnēnG5456,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I am perplexedἀποροῦμαιaporoumaiG639aboutἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

Hagar and Sarah

(Genesis 21:9–21)

21TellΛέγετέLegeteG3004meG1473, youwhoοἱhoiG3588wantθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to beG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμονnomonG3551,do you not understandοὐκ ἀκούετε;ouk akoueteG3756 G191whattheτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551says?

22ForγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125thatὅτιhotiG3754AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hadἔσχεν,eschenG2192twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207,oneἕναhenaG1520byἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588slave womanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814andκαὶkaiG2532the otherἕναhenaG1520byἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588freeἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658woman.

23ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235μὲνmenG3303HisG3588sonbyἐκekG1537theG3588slave womanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814was bornγεγέννηται,gegennētaiG1080according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561, butδὲdeG1161his sonG3588byἐκekG1537theG3588freeἐλευθέραςeleutherasG1658woman was bornthroughδι᾽di᾽G1223theG3588promiseἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

24TheseἅτινάhatinaG3748thingsserve as illustrationsἐστιν ἀλληγορούμενα·estin allēgoroumenaG1510 G238,forγάρgarG1063the womenαὗταιhautaiG3778representεἰσινeisinG1510twoδύοduoG1417covenantsδιαθῆκαι,diathēkaiG1242μὲνmenG3303.OneμίαmiaG1520covenant isfromἀπὸapoG575MountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614and bearschildrenγεννῶσαgennōsaG1080intoεἰςeisG1519slaveryδουλείανdouleianG1397:ThisἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510HagarἉγάρ.HagarG28.

25NowδὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588HagarἉγὰρHagarG28stands forἐστὶνestinG1510MountὄροςorosG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588ArabiaἈραβίᾳ,ArabiaG688andδὲdeG1161correspondsσυστοιχεῖsustoicheiG4960to theτῇtēaG3588present-dayνῦνnunG3568JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,becauseγὰρgarG1063she is in slaveryδουλεύειdouleueiG1398withμετὰmetaG3326herαὐτῆς.autēsG846τῶνtōnG3588childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043.

26ButδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419aboveἄνωanōG507isἐστὶνestinG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658, and sheἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510ourG1473motherμήτηρmētērG3384.

27Forγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “RejoiceεὐφράνθητιeuphranthētiG2165, Obarren womanστεῖραsteiraG4723,whoἡhēG3588bears no childrenοὐ τίκτουσα,ou tiktousaG3756 G5088;break forthῥῆξονrhēxonG4486andκαὶkaiG2532cry aloudβόησονboēsonG994, youwhoἡhēG3588have neverοὐκoukG3756travailedὠδίνουσα,ōdinousaG5605;becauseὅτιhotiG3754moreπολλὰ μᾶλλονpolla mallonG4183 G3123aretheτὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043of theτῆςtēsG3588desolate womanἐρήμουerēmouG2048thanἢēG2228of her whoτῆςtēsG3588hasἐχούσηςechousēsG2192τὸνtonG3588a husbandἄνδρα.andraG435.”

28Nowδέ,deG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,likeκατὰkataG2596IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,areἐστέ.esteG1510childrenτέκναteknaG5043of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

29At that timeτότεtoteG5119,howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,theὁhoG3588sonbornγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080byκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561persecutedἐδίωκενediōkenG1377theτὸνtonG3588son bornbyκατὰkataG2596theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151. It isthe sameὥσπερ οὕτως καὶhōsper houtōs kaiG5618 G3779 G2532nowνῦν·nunG3568.

30ButἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101does theἡhēG3588Scriptureγραφή;graphēG1124sayλέγειlegeiG3004? “ExpelἔκβαλεekbaleG1544theτὴνtēnG3588slave womanπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆς,autēsG846τὸνtonG3588sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588slave woman’sτῆς παιδίσκηςtēs paidiskēsG3588 G3814sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207will never share in the inheritanceοὐ μὴ κληρονομήσειou mē klēronomēseiG3756 G3361 G2816withμετὰmetaG3326theτοῦtouG3588freeτῆς ἐλευθέρας.tēs eleutherasG3588 G1658woman’ssonυἱοῦhuiouG5207.”

31Thereforeδιό,dioG1352,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510notοὐκoukG3756childrenτέκναteknaG5043of the slave womanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814,butἀλλὰallaG235of theτῆςtēsG3588freeἐλευθέρας·eleutherasG1658woman.

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

Hagar and Sarah

(Genesis 21:9–21)

Commentaries on Galatians 4