New American Standard Bible 1995

Galatians 4:9-20

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.

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