New American Standard Bible 1995

Galatians 4

Sonship in Christ

1Nowδέ,deG1161I sayΛέγωLegōG3004,as longχρόνονchrononG5550as the heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818is achildνήπιόςnēpiosG3516,he does not differδιαφέρειdiaphereiG1308at allG3761from a slaveδούλουdoulouG1401although he isownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of everythingπάντωνpantōnG3956,

2but he is underὑπὸhupoG5259guardiansἐπιτρόπουςepitropousG2012andmanagersοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623untilἄχριachriG891the dateG4287setG4287by the fatherπατρός.patrosG3962.

3SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532we, whileὅτεhoteG3753we were childrenνήπιοι,nēpioiG3516,were heldG1402in bondageδεδουλωμένοι·dedoulōmenoiG1402underὑπὸhupoG5259theelementalG4747thingsG4747of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

4But whenὅτεhoteG3753the fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of the timeχρόνου,chronouG5550cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentG1821forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821His SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096of a womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096underὑπὸhupoG5259the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551,

5soG2443that He might redeemἐξαγοράσῃ,exagorasēG1805thoseG3588who were underὑπὸhupoG5259the LawνόμονnomonG3551,that we might receiveἀπολάβωμεν.apolabōmenG618the adoptionυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206assonsG5206.

6BecauseὅτιhotiG3754you are sonsυἱοί,huioiG5207,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has sentG1821forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207into our heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,cryingκρᾶζον·krazonG2896, “AbbaαββαabbaG5!Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962!”

7ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620you are noG3765longerG3765a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,but a sonυἱός·huiosG5207; andifεἰeiG1487a sonυἱός,huiosG5207,thenκαὶkaiG2532an heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818throughδιὰdiaG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

8HoweverἈλλὰAllaG235at that timeτότεtoteG5119,when you did not knowG3609GodθεὸνtheonG2316, you wereslavesἐδουλεύσατεedouleusateG1398tothoseτοῖςtoisG3588which by natureφύσειphuseiG5449are noμὴmēG3361godsθεοῖς·theoisG2316.

9But nowνῦνnunG3568that you have come to knowγνόντεςgnontesG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,orG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123to beknownγνωσθέντεςgnōsthentesG1097by Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,howπῶςpōsG4459is it that you turnἐπιστρέφετεepistrepheteG1994backG1994againπάλινpalinG3825to the weakἀσθενῆasthenēG772and worthlessπτωχὰptōchaG4434elementalG4747thingsG4747,to whichοἷςhoisG3739you desireθέλετε;theleteG2309to be enslavedδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398allG509overG509againπάλινpalinG3825?

10YouobserveπαρατηρεῖσθεparatēreistheG3906daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376and seasonsκαιροὺςkairousG2540and yearsἐνιαυτούς.eniautousG1763.

11I fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399for you, that perhapsπωςpōsG4458I have laboredκεκοπίακαkekopiakaG2872overεἰςeisG1519you in vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

12I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189of you,brethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,becomeΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096as I am,for I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532have become as you are.You have doneG91me noοὐδένoudenG3762wrongἠδικήσατε.ēdikēsateG91;

13but you knowG3609that it was becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of abodilyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561illnessἀσθένειανastheneianG769that I preachedG2097the gospelG2097to you thefirstG4387timeG4387;

14and that whichG3986was atrialG3986to you in mybodilyG4561conditionG4561you did not despiseἐξουθενήσατεexouthenēsateG1848orοὐδὲoudeG3761loatheἐξεπτύσατε,exeptusateG1609, butyou receivedἐδέξασθέedexastheG1209me as an angelἄγγελονangelonG32of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, asChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424Himself.

15WhereΠοῦPouG4226thenοὖνounG3767isthat senseG3108of blessingG3108you had? For I bearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140you witnessG3140that, ifεἰeiG1487possibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,you would have pluckedἐξορύξαντεςexoruxantesG1846out your eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and givenἐδώκατέedōkateG1325them to me.

16SoὥστεhōsteG5620have I becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096your enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190bytellingG226you the truthἀληθεύωνalētheuōnG226?

17They eagerlyG2206seekG2206you, not commendablyκαλῶς,kalōsG2573,but they wishθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309to shutἐκκλεῖσαιekkleisaiG1576you out soἵναinaG2443that you will seekG2206them.

18But it is goodG2570alwaysπάντοτε,pantoteG3842to be eagerlyG2206soughtG2206in a commendableG2570mannerG2570, andnot onlyG3440whenG1722I amG3918presentπαρεῖναίpareinaiG3918with you.

19My childrenτέκναteknaG5043,with whomG3739I amG5605againπάλινpalinG3825in laborG5605untilμέχριςmechrisG3360ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is formedμορφωθῇmorphōthēaG3445in you--

20but I could wishἤθελονēthelonG2309to be presentπαρεῖναιpareinaiG3918with you nowἄρτιartiG737and to changeἀλλάξαιallaxaiG236my toneφωνήνphōnēnG5456, forI amG639perplexedἀποροῦμαιaporoumaiG639aboutἐνenG1722you.

Bond and Free

21TellΛέγετέLegeteG3004me, you who wantθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to be underὑπὸhupoG5259lawνόμονnomonG3551, do you notlistenἀκούετε;akoueteG191to the lawνόμονnomonG3551?

22For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125that AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hadἔσχεν,eschenG2192twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207,oneἕναhenaG1520by the bondwomanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814andoneἕναhenaG1520by the freeἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658womanG1658.

23Butthe son by the bondwomanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814was bornγεγέννηται,gegennētaiG1080accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561, andthe son by the freeἐλευθέραςeleutherasG1658womanG1658throughδι᾽di᾽G1223the promiseἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

24ThisG3748is allegoricallyG238speakingG238,for theseαὗταιhautaiG3778womenare twoδύοduoG1417covenantsδιαθῆκαι,diathēkaiG1242:oneμίαmiaG1520proceeding fromMountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614bearingG1080childrenG1080who are to beslavesδουλείανdouleianG1397;she is HagarἉγάρ.HagarG28.

25NowG3568thisG3588HagarἉγὰρHagarG28is MountὄροςorosG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614in ArabiaἈραβίᾳ,ArabiaG688and correspondsσυστοιχεῖsustoicheiG4960to the presentνῦνnunG3568JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,for she is in slaveryδουλεύειdouleueiG1398with her childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043.

26Butthe JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419aboveἄνωanōG507is freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658;she is our motherμήτηρmētērG3384.

27For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “RejoiceεὐφράνθητιeuphranthētiG2165,barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723womanG4723who does not bearτίκτουσα,tiktousaG5088;BreakG4486forthG4486and shoutβόησονboēsonG994,you who are not in laborὠδίνουσα,ōdinousaG5605;For moreG4183numerousG4183are the childrenτέκναteknaG5043of the desolateἐρήμουerēmouG2048ThanἢēG2228of the one who hasἐχούσηςechousēsG2192a husbandἄνδρα.andraG435.”

28And you brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,likeκατὰkataG2596IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464, arechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

29But as at that timeτότεtoteG5119he who was bornγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561persecutedἐδίωκενediōkenG1377him who was bornaccordingκατὰkataG2596to the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it is nowνῦν·nunG3568alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

30But whatτίtiG5101does the Scriptureγραφή;graphēG1124sayλέγειlegeiG3004? “CastἔκβαλεekbaleG1544out the bondwomanπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814and her sonυἱὸνhuionG5207, Forthe sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of the bondwomanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814shall not be an heirκληρονομήσειklēronomēseiG2816with the sonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of the freeἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658womanG1658.”

31SoG1352thenG1352,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we are not childrenτέκναteknaG5043of a bondwomanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814,but of the freeἐλευθέρας·eleutherasG1658womanG1658.

Sonship in Christ

Bond and Free

Commentaries on Galatians 4