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Galatians 4

1Nowδέ,deG1161IsayΛέγωLegōG3004,AslongastheheirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818isG1510achildνήπιόςnēpiosG3516,hediffersδιαφέρειdiaphereiG1308nothingfromabondman,thoughhebeG1510lordG2962ofall;

2butheisG1510underguardiansandstewardsG3623untiltheperiodfixedbythefatherπατρός.patrosG3962.

3SowealsoκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτεhoteG3753wewereG1510childrenG3516,wereG1510heldinbondageδεδουλωμένοι·dedoulōmenoiG1402undertheprinciplesoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889;

4butwhenὅτεhoteG3753thefulnessofthetimeχρόνου,chronouG5550wascomeἦλθενēlthenG2064,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentforthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821hisSonυἱὸνhuionG5207,comeG2064ofwomanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,comeG2064underlawνόμον,nomonG3551,

5thathemightredeemG1805thoseunderlawνόμονnomonG3551,thatwemightreceiveἀπολάβωμεν.apolabōmenG618sonship.

6ButbecauseyeareG1510sonsυἱοί,huioiG5207,GodθεὸςtheosG2316hassentouttheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofhisSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207intoourheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,cryingκρᾶζον·krazonG2896,AbbaαββαabbaG5,Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962.

7Sothou artnolongerbondman,butsonυἱός·huiosG5207;butifsonυἱός,huiosG5207,heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818alsoκαὶkaiG2532throughGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

8ButthenG5119indeed,notknowingGodθεὸνtheonG2316, yewereG1510inbondagetothosewhobynatureφύσειphuseiG5449areG1510notgodsθεοῖς·theoisG2316;

9butnowG1161,knowingG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123beingknownG1097byGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,howπῶςpōsG4459doyeturnἐπιστρέφετεepistrepheteG1994againπάλινpalinG3825totheweakἀσθενῆasthenēG772andbeggarlyprinciplestowhichyedesireθέλετε;theleteG2309tobeagainπάλινpalinG3825anewinbondage?

10YeobservedaysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andmonthsμῆναςmēnasG3376andtimesG2540andyears.

11IamafraidG5399ofyou,lestμήmēG3361indeedIhavelabouredinvainεἰκῇeikēaG1500astoyou.

12BeasI[am],forIalso[am]asye,brethren,Ibeseechyou: yehavenotatallwrongedἠδικήσατε.ēdikēsateG91me.

13ButyeknowthatinweaknessἀσθένειανastheneianG769ofthefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561Iannouncedtheglad tidingstoyouatthefirst;

14andmytemptationG3986,which[was]inmyfleshσαρκίsarkiG4561, yedidnotslightnorrejectwithcontempt;butyereceivedG1209measanangelἄγγελονangelonG32ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,asChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

15WhatthenοὖνounG3767[was]yourblessednessμακαρισμὸςmakarismosG3108?forIbearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140youwitnessG3140that,ifpossibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415, pluckingoutyourowneyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788ye wouldhavegivenG1325[them]tome.

16SoIhavebecomeγέγοναgegonaG1096yourenemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190inspeakingG226thetruthἀληθεύωνalētheuōnG226toyou?

17Theyarenotrightlyκαλῶς,kalōsG2573zealous afteryou,butdesireθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309toshutyouout[fromus],thatyemaybezealous afterthem.

18But[itis]rightG2570tobezealousatalltimesinwhatisrightG2570,andnotonlyG3440whenIampresentπαρεῖναίpareinaiG3918withyou—

19mychildrenG5043,ofwhomIagainπάλινpalinG3825travailinbirthuntilChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547shallhavebeenformedinyou:

20andIshouldwishἤθελονēthelonG2309tobepresentG737withyounowG1161,andchangeἀλλάξαιallaxaiG236myvoiceG5456,forIamperplexedἀποροῦμαιaporoumaiG639astoyou.

21TellΛέγετέLegeteG3004me, yewhoareG1510desirousofbeingG1510underlawνόμονnomonG3551,doyenotlistenἀκούετε;akoueteG191tothelawνόμονnomonG3551?

22ForitiswrittenG1125thatAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hadtwoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207;oneἕναhenaG1520ofthemaid servant,andoneἕναhenaG1520ofthefreeἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658woman.

23Buthe[thatwas]ofthemaid servantwasbornG1080accordingκατὰkataG2596tofleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,andhe[thatwas]ofthefreeἐλευθέραςeleutherasG1658womanthroughthepromiseἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

24WhichthingsG3778haveanallegorical sense;fortheseareG1510twoδύοduoG1417covenantsδιαθῆκαι,diathēkaiG1242:oneμίαmiaG1520frommountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614, genderingtobondage,whichisG1510HagarἉγάρ.HagarG28.

25ForHagarisG1510mountὄροςorosG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614inArabiaἈραβίᾳ,ArabiaG688,andcorrespondstoJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419which[isG1510]nowG1161,forsheisG1510inbondagewithherchildrenG5043;

26buttheJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419aboveisG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658,whichisG1510ourmotherμήτηρmētērG3384.

27ForitiswrittenG1125,RejoiceεὐφράνθητιeuphranthētiG2165, thoubarrenστεῖραsteiraG4723thatbearestnot;breakoutandcryG994, thouthattravailestnot;becausethechildrenG5043ofthedesolateἐρήμουerēmouG2048aremoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123numerousthan[those]ofherthathasahusbandἄνδρα.andraG435.

28Butye,brethren,afterthepatternofIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,areG1510childrenG5043ofpromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

29ButasthenhethatwasbornG1080accordingκατὰkataG2596tofleshσάρκαsarkaG4561persecutedG1377him[thatwasbornG1080]accordingκατὰkataG2596toSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,soalsoκαὶkaiG2532[itis]nowνῦν·nunG3568.

30ButwhatsaysλέγειlegeiG3004thescriptureγραφή;graphēG1124?CastἔκβαλεekbaleG1544outthemaid servantandhersonυἱὸνhuionG5207;forthesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofthemaid servantshallnotinheritκληρονομήσειklēronomēseiG2816withthesonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofthefreeἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658woman.

31Sothen,brethren,weareG1510notmaid servant'schildrenG5043,but[childrenG5043]ofthefreeἐλευθέρας·eleutherasG1658woman.

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