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Galatians 4:9-20

9ButδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568,after that ye have knownγνόντεςgnontesG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,orδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123are knownγνωσθέντεςgnōsthentesG1097ofὑπὸhupoG5259Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,howπῶςpōsG4459turn yeἐπιστρέφετεepistrepheteG1994againπάλινpalinG3825toἐπὶepiG1909the weakἀσθενῆasthenēG772andκαὶkaiG2532beggarlyπτωχὰptōchaG4434elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747,whereuntoοἷςhoisG3739ye desireθέλετε;theleteG2309againπάλινpalinG3825ἄνωθενanōthenG509to be in bondageδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398?τὰtaG3588

10Ye observeπαρατηρεῖσθεparatēreistheG3906daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,andκαὶkaiG2532timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540,andκαὶkaiG2532yearsἐνιαυτούς.eniautousG1763.

11I am afraid ofφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,lestG3381I have bestowedG2872uponεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771labourG2872in vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

12BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,I beseechδέομαιdeomaiG1189youὑμεῖς.¶humeisG4771,beΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096asὡςhōsG5613Iἐγώ,egōG1473am;ὅτιhotiG3754for IG2504amasὡςhōsG5613yeὑμῶν·humōnG4771are:ye haveG91notοὐδένoudenG3762injuredG91meκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473at all.

13Ye knowG1492δὲdeG1161howὅτιhotiG3754throughδι᾽di᾽G1223infirmityἀσθένειανastheneianG769of the fleshτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588 G4561I preached the gospelεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771at the firstG4386.τὸtoG3588

14AndκαὶkaiG2532myG1473temptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3588 G3986which wasG3588inἐνenG1722myG1473fleshσαρκίsarkiG3588 G4561ye despisedἐξουθενήσατεexouthenēsateG1848notοὐκoukG3756,norοὐδὲoudeG3761rejectedἐξεπτύσατε,exeptusateG1609;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235receivedἐδέξασθέedexastheG1209meG1473asὡςhōsG5613an angelἄγγελονangelonG32of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, evenasὡςhōsG5613ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

15WhereG5101isG1510thenοὖνounG3767the blessednessὁ μακαρισμὸςho makarismosG3588 G3108ye spake ofὑμῶν;humōnG4771?forγὰρgarG1063I bearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140youὑμῖνhuminG4771recordG3140,thatὅτι,hotiG3754,ifεἰeiG1487it had beenpossibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,ye would have plucked outἐξορύξαντεςexoruxantesG1846your ownὑμῶνhumōnG4771eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςtous ophthalmousG3588 G3788,G302and have given themἐδώκατέedōkateG1325to meG1473.

16Am IG1096thereforeὥστεhōsteG5620becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190,because I tellG226youὑμῖν;huminG4771the truthἀληθεύωνalētheuōnG226?

17They zealously affectζηλοῦσινzēlousinG2206youὑμᾶςhumasG4771, butnotοὐouG3756wellκαλῶς,kalōsG2573;yeaἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,they wouldθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309excludeἐκκλεῖσαιekkleisaiG1576youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,thatἵναinaG2443ye might affectζηλοῦτε.zēlouteG2206themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

18ButδὲdeG1161it isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570to be zealously affectedζηλοῦσθαιzēlousthaiG2206alwaysπάντοτε,pantoteG3842inἐνenG1722agoodκαλῷkalōG2570thing,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361onlyG3440ἐνenG1722when IG1473am presentπαρεῖναίpareinaiG3918withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771.G3588G3588

19MyG1473little childrenG5040,of whomοὓςhousG3739I travail in birthὠδίνωōdinōG5605againπάλινpalinG3825untilG891οὗhouG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547be formedμορφωθῇmorphōthēaG3445inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771,

20I desireἤθελονēthelonG2309δὲdeG1161to be presentπαρεῖναιpareinaiG3918withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771nowἄρτιartiG737,andκαὶkaiG2532to changeἀλλάξαιallaxaiG236myG1473voiceτὴν φωνήνtēn phōnēnG3588 G5456;forὅτιhotiG3754I stand in doubtἀποροῦμαιaporoumaiG639ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

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