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Galatians 4:16-23

16Have I now becomeὥστε γέγοναhōste gegonaG5620G1096yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190bytelling you the truthἀληθεύων ὑμῖν;alētheuōn huminG226G4771?
17Those peopleare zealous for youζηλοῦσιν ὑμᾶςzēlousin humasG2206G4771, 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 prosG3918G4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771.
19MyG1473childrenτέκναteknaG5043,for whomοὓςhousG3739I am againπάλινpalinG3825in the pains of childbirthὠδίνωōdinōG5605untilμέχριςmechrisG3360οὗhouG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is formedμορφωθῇmorphōthēaG3445inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771,
20howδὲdeG1161I wishἤθελονēthelonG2309I could beπαρεῖναιpareinaiG3918withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771nowἄρτιartiG737andκαὶkaiG2532changeἀλλάξαιallaxaiG236myG1473τὴνtēnG3588toneφωνήνphōnēnG5456,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I am perplexedἀποροῦμαιaporoumaiG639aboutἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.
21TellΛέγετέLegeteG3004meG1473, youwhoοἱhoiG3588wantθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to beG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμονnomonG3551,do you not understandοὐκ ἀκούετε;ouk akoueteG3756G191whattheτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551says?
22ForγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125thatὅτιhotiG3754AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hadἔσχεν,eschenG2192twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207,oneἕναhenaG1520byἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588slave womanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814andκαὶkaiG2532the otherἕναhenaG1520byἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588freeἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658woman.
23ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235μὲνmenG3303HisG3588sonbyἐκekG1537theG3588slave womanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814was bornγεγέννηται,gegennētaiG1080according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561, butδὲdeG1161his sonG3588byἐκekG1537theG3588freeἐλευθέραςeleutherasG1658woman was bornthroughδι᾽di᾽G1223theG3588promiseἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.
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