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Galatians 4:9-20

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.

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