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Galatians 4:1-9

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.

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?

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