Galatians 4
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Galatians 4:1-9

1Nowδέ,deG1161I sayΛέγωLegōG3004, Thatthe heirὁ κληρονόμοςho klēronomosG3588G2818,ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909as long asὅσονhosonG3745χρόνονchrononG5550he isἐστιν,estinG1510a childνήπιόςnēpiosG3516,differethG1308nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762fromG1308a servantG1401,thoughG1401he beὤν·ōnG1510lordκύριοςkuriosG2962of allπάντωνpantōnG3956;
2Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235isἐστὶνestinG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259tutorsἐπιτρόπουςepitropousG2012andκαὶkaiG2532governorsοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623untilἄχριachriG891the time appointedτῆς προθεσμίαςtēs prothesmiasG3588G4287of the fatherτοῦ πατρός.tou patrosG3588G3962.
3EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779weG1473,whenὅτεhoteG3753we wereἦμενēmenG1510childrenνήπιοι,nēpioiG3516,wereἤμεθαēmethaG1510in bondageδεδουλωμένοι·dedoulōmenoiG1402underὑπὸhupoG5259the elementsτὰ στοιχεῖαta stoicheiaG3588G4747of the worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588G2889:
4ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753the fulnessτὸ πλήρωμαto plērōmaG3588G4138of the timeτοῦ χρόνου,tou chronouG3588G5550was comeἦλθενēlthenG2064,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316sent forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846Sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588G5207,madeγενόμενονgenomenonG1096ofἐκekG1537a womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,madeγενόμενονgenomenonG1096underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμον,nomonG3551,
5To redeemἐξαγοράσῃ,exagorasēG1805themτοὺςtousG3588that wereἵναinaG2443underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμονnomonG3551,thatἵναinaG2443we might receiveἀπολάβωμεν.apolabōmenG618the adoption of sonsτὴν υἱοθεσίανtēn huiothesianG3588G5206.
6AndδέdeG1161becauseὅτιhotiG3754ye areἐστεesteG1510sonsυἱοί,huioiG5207,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316hath sent forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588G4151of hisαὐτοῦautouG846Sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588G5207intoεἰςeisG1519yourG4771heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588G2588,cryingκρᾶζον·krazonG2896,AbbaαββαabbaG5,Fatherὁ πατήρ.ho patērG3588G3962.
7WhereforeὥστεhōsteG5620thou artεἶeiG1510no moreG3765a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235a sonυἱός·huiosG5207;andδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487a sonυἱός,huiosG5207,thenκαὶkaiG2532an heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818of GodθεοῦtheouG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristG5547.
8HowbeitἈλλὰAllaG235thenτότεtoteG5119,μὲνmenG3303G1492when ye knewnotοὐκoukG3756GodθεὸνtheonG2316,ye did serviceἐδουλεύσατεedouleusateG1398unto them whichτοῖςtoisG3588by natureφύσειphuseiG5449areοὖσινousinG1510noμὴmēG3361godsθεοῖς·theoisG2316.
9ButδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568,after that ye have knownγνόντεςgnontesG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,orδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123are knownγνωσθέντεςgnōsthentesG1097ofὑπὸhupoG5259Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,howπῶςpōsG4459turn yeἐπιστρέφετεepistrepheteG1994againπάλινpalinG3825toἐπὶepiG1909the weakἀσθενῆasthenēG772andκαὶkaiG2532beggarlyπτωχὰptōchaG4434elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747,whereuntoοἷςhoisG3739ye desireθέλετε;theleteG2309againπάλινpalinG3825ἄνωθενanōthenG509to be in bondageδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398?τὰtaG3588
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