New American Standard Bible 1995

Galatians 4:16-23

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.

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.

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