New American Standard Bible 2020

Galatians 4

Sonship in Christ

1Nowδέ,deG1161I sayΛέγωLegōG3004,as longχρόνονchrononG5550as the heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818is achildνήπιόςnēpiosG3516,he does not differδιαφέρειdiaphereiG1308atG3762allG3762from a slaveδούλουdoulouG1401, although he isownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of everythingπάντωνpantōnG3956,

2but he is underὑπὸhupoG5259guardiansἐπιτρόπουςepitropousG2012andmanagersοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623untilἄχριachriG891thedateG4287setG4287by the fatherπατρός.patrosG3962.

3SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we tooκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτεhoteG3753we were childrenνήπιοι,nēpioiG3516,were heldG1402inG1402bondageδεδουλωμένοι·dedoulōmenoiG1402underὑπὸhupoG5259theelementaryG4747principlesG4747of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

4But whenὅτεhoteG3753the fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of the timeχρόνου,chronouG5550cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821His SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096of a womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096underὑπὸhupoG5259the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551,

5soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443He might redeemἐξαγοράσῃ,exagorasēG1805thoseG3588who were underὑπὸhupoG5259the LawνόμονnomonG3551,that we might receiveἀπολάβωμεν.apolabōmenG618the adoptionυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206assonsG5206and daughters.

6BecauseὅτιhotiG3754you are sonsυἱοί,huioiG5207,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207into our heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,cryingκρᾶζον·krazonG2896outG2896, “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 not godsθεοῖς·theoisG2316.

9But nowνῦνnunG3568that you have come to knowγνόντεςgnontesG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,orG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123to beknownγνωσθέντεςgnōsthentesG1097by Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,howπῶςpōsG4459is it that you turnἐπιστρέφετεepistrepheteG1994backG1994againπάλινpalinG3825to the weakἀσθενῆasthenēG772and worthlessπτωχὰptōchaG4434elementaryG4747principlesG4747,to whichοἷςhoisG3739you wantθέλετε;theleteG2309to be enslavedδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398allG509overG509againπάλινpalinG3825?

10YoumeticulouslyG3906observeG3906daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376and seasonsκαιροὺςkairousG2540and yearsἐνιαυτούς.eniautousG1763.

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

12I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189of you,brothersἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80and sisters,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 you did not despiseἐξουθενήσατεexouthenēsateG1848that whichG3986wasG3986aG3986trialG3986to you in mybodilyG4561conditionG4561,norοὐδὲoudeG3761expressG1609contemptG1609, butyou receivedἐδέξασθέedexastheG1209me as an angelἄγγελονangelonG32of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,as ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424Himself.

15WhereΠοῦPouG4226thenοὖνounG3767isthat senseG3108ofG3108blessingG3108you had? For I testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140about you that, ifεἰeiG1487possibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,you would have tornG1846outG1846your eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and givenἐδώκατέedōkateG1325them to me.

16SoὥστεhōsteG5620have I becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096your enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190bytellingG226you theG226truthἀληθεύωνalētheuōnG226?

17They eagerlyG2206seekG2206you, notin a commendableG2573wayG2573,but they wantθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309to shutG1576you outG1576soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you will seekG2206them.

18But it is goodG2570alwaysπάντοτε,pantoteG3842to be eagerlyG2206soughtG2206in a commendableG2570wayG2570, andnot onlyG3440whenG1722I amG3918presentπαρεῖναίpareinaiG3918with you.

19My childrenτέκναteknaG5043,with whomG3739I amG5605againπάλινpalinG3825inG5605laborG5605untilμέχριςmechrisG3360ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is formedμορφωθῇmorphōthēaG3445in you--

20but I could wishἤθελονēthelonG2309to be presentπαρεῖναιpareinaiG3918with you nowἄρτιartiG737and to changeἀλλάξαιallaxaiG236my tone ofvoiceφωνήνphōnēnG5456, forI amG639atG639aG639lossG639aboutἐνenG1722you!

Slave and Free

21TellΛέγετέLegeteG3004me, you who wantθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to be underὑπὸhupoG5259lawνόμονnomonG3551, do you notlistenἀκούετε;akoueteG191to the LawνόμονnomonG3551?

22For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125that AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hadἔσχεν,eschenG2192twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207,oneἕναhenaG1520by the slaveπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814womanG3814andoneἕναhenaG1520by the freeἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658womanG1658.

23Butthe son by the slaveπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814womanG3814was bornγεγέννηται,gegennētaiG1080accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561, andthe son by the freeἐλευθέραςeleutherasG1658womanG1658throughδι᾽di᾽G1223the promiseἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

24ThisG3748is speakingG238allegoricallyG238,for theseαὗταιhautaiG3778womenare twoδύοduoG1417covenantsδιαθῆκαι,diathēkaiG1242:oneμίαmiaG1520coming fromMountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614givingG1080birthG1080toG1080childrenG1080who are to beslavesδουλείανdouleianG1397;she is HagarἉγάρ.HagarG28.

25NowG1161thisG3588HagarἉγὰρHagarG28is MountὄροςorosG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614in ArabiaἈραβίᾳ,ArabiaG688and correspondsσυστοιχεῖsustoicheiG4960to the presentνῦνnunG3568JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,for she is enslavedδουλεύειdouleueiG1398with her childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043.

26Butthe JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419aboveἄνωanōG507is freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658;she is our motherμήτηρmētērG3384.

27For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “RejoiceεὐφράνθητιeuphranthētiG2165,infertileστεῖραsteiraG4723one, you who do not giveG5088birthG5088;BreakG4486forthG4486and shoutβόησονboēsonG994,you who areG5605not inG5605laborG5605;For the childrenτέκναteknaG5043of the desolateἐρήμουerēmouG2048one aremoreG4183numerousG4183ThanἢēG2228thoseof the one who hasἐχούσηςechousēsG2192a husbandἄνδρα.andraG435.”

28And you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,likeκατὰkataG2596IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464, arechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

29But as at that timeτότεtoteG5119the sonwho was bornγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561persecutedἐδίωκενediōkenG1377the one who was bornaccordingκατὰkataG2596to the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it is evenκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦν·nunG3568.

30But whatτίtiG5101does the Scriptureγραφή;graphēG1124sayλέγειlegeiG3004? “DriveἔκβαλεekbaleG1544out the slaveπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814womanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814and her sonυἱὸνhuionG5207, Forthe sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of the slaveG3814womanG3814shall not beG2816anG2816heirG2816with the sonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of the freeἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658womanG1658.”

31SoG1352thenG1352,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,we are not childrenτέκναteknaG5043of a slaveπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814womanG3814,but of the freeἐλευθέρας·eleutherasG1658womanG1658.

Sonship in Christ

Slave and Free

Commentaries on Galatians 4