New American Standard Bible 1995

Galatians 4:1-9

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?

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