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Galatians 4:22-30

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 allēgoroumenaG1510G238,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 tiktousaG3756G5088;break forthῥῆξονrhēxonG4486andκαὶkaiG2532cry aloudβόησονboēsonG994, youwhoἡhēG3588have neverοὐκoukG3756travailedὠδίνουσα,ōdinousaG5605;becauseὅτιhotiG3754moreπολλὰ μᾶλλονpolla mallonG4183G3123aretheτὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043of 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 kaiG5618G3779G2532nowνῦν·nunG3568.
30ButἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101does theἡhēG3588Scriptureγραφή;graphēG1124sayλέγειlegeiG3004? “ExpelἔκβαλεekbaleG1544theτὴνtēnG3588slave womanπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆς,autēsG846τὸνtonG3588sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588slave woman’sτῆς παιδίσκηςtēs paidiskēsG3588G3814sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207will never share in the inheritanceοὐ μὴ κληρονομήσειou mē klēronomēseiG3756G3361G2816withμετὰmetaG3326theτοῦtouG3588freeτῆς ἐλευθέρας.tēs eleutherasG3588G1658woman’ssonυἱοῦhuiouG5207.”
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