Revised Version 1895

Galatians 4

1ButG1161IG1161sayΛέγωLegōG3004thatG3004soG1161longχρόνονchrononG5550asὅσονhosonG3745theG3956heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818isG1510aG1510childνήπιόςnēpiosG3516,heG3004differethnothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762fromG2962aG1510bondservant,thoughG1161heG3004isG1510lordG2962ofG2962allG3956;

2butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235isἐστὶνestinG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259guardiansἐπιτρόπουςepitropousG2012andκαὶkaiG2532stewardsοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623untilἄχριachriG891theτῆςtēsG3588term appointedofG3962theτοῦtouG3588fatherπατρός.patrosG3962.

3SoG2532weG2249alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτεhoteG3753weG2249wereἦμενēmenG1510childrenνήπιοι,nēpioiG3516,wereἤμεθαēmethaG1510heldG1402inG2532bondageδεδουλωμένοι·dedoulōmenoiG1402underὑπὸhupoG5259theG3588rudimentsofG3588theG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889:

4butδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753theG3588fulnessofG5207theG3588timeχρόνου,chronouG5550cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentG1821forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096ofG5207awomanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096underὑπὸhupoG5259theG3588lawνόμον,nomonG3551,

5thatG2443heG3551mightredeemἐξαγοράσῃ,exagorasēG1805themG2443whichG3588wereunderὑπὸhupoG5259theG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551,thatG2443weG3588mightreceiveἀπολάβωμεν.apolabōmenG618theG3588adoptionυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206ofG3551sonsG5206.

6AndδέdeG1161becauseὅτιhotiG3754yeareἐστεesteG1510sonsυἱοί,huioiG5207,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentG1821forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821theG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG5207hisαὐτοῦautouG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207intoεἰςeisG1519ourG2316heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,cryingκρᾶζον·krazonG2896,AbbaαββαabbaG5,Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962.

7SoG2532thatὥστεhōsteG5620thou artnoG3765longerG3765aG1510bondservant,butδὲdeG1161aG1510sonυἱός·huiosG5207;andG2532ifεἰeiG1487aG1510sonυἱός,huiosG5207,thenG2532anG1510heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818throughδιὰdiaG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

8Howbeit atthatG2316timeτότεtoteG5119,notG3756knowingG1492GodθεὸνtheonG2316, yewereG1510inG2316bondageG1398toG2316themG1398whichτοῖςtoisG3588byἈλλὰAllaG235natureφύσειphuseiG5449areG1510noG3756godsθεοῖς·theoisG2316:

9butδὲdeG1161nowδὲdeG1161thatοἷςhoisG3739ye havecomeG1097toG2309knowG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,orG2532ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123toG2309beG2532knownG1097ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,howπῶςpōsG4459turnἐπιστρέφετεepistrepheteG1994yebackG3825againπάλινpalinG3825toG2309theτὰtaG3588weakἀσθενῆasthenēG772andG2532beggarly rudiments, whereunto yedesireθέλετε;theleteG2309toG2309beG2532inG1909bondageδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398overG1909againπάλινpalinG3825?

10YeobserveπαρατηρεῖσθεparatēreistheG3906daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,andκαὶkaiG2532seasonsκαιροὺςkairousG2540,andκαὶkaiG2532yearsG2250.

11IG5399amG5399afraidG5399ofG1519youG5210,lestμήmēG3361byG1519any meansIG5399havebestowedG1519labour uponyouG5210inG1519vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

12IG1473beseechyouG5210,brethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,beG1096asὡςhōsG5613IG1473amG1096,forὅτιhotiG3754IG1473amG1096asὡςhōsG5613ye are. YedidG1096meG1473noοὐδένoudenG3762wrongἠδικήσατε.ēdikēsateG91:

13butG1161yeknowG1492thatG3754becauseG3754ofG1223anG1161infirmityἀσθένειανastheneianG769ofG1223theG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561IG3754preachedG2097theG3588gospelG2097untoyouG5210theG3588firstG4387timeG4387:

14andG2532thatG2316whichG3588was atemptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986toG2532youG5210inG1722myG1722fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561yedespisedἐξουθενήσατεexouthenēsateG1848notοὐκoukG3756,norοὐδὲoudeG3761rejectedG1848;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235yereceivedἐδέξασθέedexastheG1209meG1473asὡςhōsG5613anG32angelἄγγελονangelonG32ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,evenG2532asὡςhōsG5613ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

15WhereΠοῦPouG4226thenοὖνounG3767isthatG3754gratulationofG3588yourselvesG4771?forγὰρgarG1063IG1473bearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140youG5210witnessG3140,thatG3754,ifG1487possibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415, ye would havepluckedἐξορύξαντεςexoruxantesG1846outG1325yourG1487eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788andG3788givenG1325themG1325toG1325meG1325.

16SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG5620amG1096IG1096becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096yourG1096enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190, becauseIG1096tellyouG5210theG1096truthἀληθεύωνalētheuōnG226?

17TheyG846zealouslyseekζηλοῦσινzēlousinG2206youG5210inG1438noοὐouG3756goodκαλῶς,kalōsG2573wayG846; nay,theyG846desireθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309toG2443shutἐκκλεῖσαιekkleisaiG1576youG5210outG1438,thatG2443yemayG2443seekζηλοῦτε.zēlouteG2206themG846.

18ButG1161itG1161isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570toπρὸςprosG4314beG2532zealouslysoughtζηλοῦσθαιzēlousthaiG2206inἐνenG1722agoodκαλῷkalōG2570matter atallτῷtōG3588timesπάντοτε,pantoteG3842,andG2532notμὴmēG3361onlyG3440whenG2532IG1473amG1473presentπαρεῖναίpareinaiG3918withἐνenG1722youG5210.

19MyG1722littlechildrenG5043,ofG5043whomG3739IG1473amὠδίνωōdinōG5605againπάλινpalinG3825inG1722travailuntilμέχριςmechrisG3360ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547beG5547formedμορφωθῇmorphōthēaG3445inG1722youG5210,

20yea,IG1473couldwishἤθελονēthelonG2309toG4314beG2532presentἄρτιartiG737withG1722youG5210nowδὲdeG1161,andG2532toG4314changeἀλλάξαιallaxaiG236myG1722voiceφωνήνphōnēnG5456;forὅτιhotiG3754IG1473amG2309perplexedἀποροῦμαιaporoumaiG639aboutG1722youG5210.

21TellΛέγετέLegeteG3004meG3004, yethatG3004desireθέλοντεςthelontesG2309toG3004beG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259theοἱhoiG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551,doG1510yenotοὐκoukG3756hearἀκούετε;akoueteG191theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551?

22ForγὰρgarG1063itG2532iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,thatὅτιhotiG3754AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hadtwoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207,oneἕναhenaG1520byἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588handmaid,andG2532oneἕναhenaG1520byἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588freewoman.

23HowbeittheG3588sonbyG1223theG3588handmaid isbornG1080afterκατὰkataG2596theG3588fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;butδὲdeG1161theG3588sonbyG1223theG3588freewoman isbornG1080throughG1223promiseἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

24WhichἅτινάhatinaG3748thingsG3778containanἐστινestinG1510allegory:forγάρgarG1063theseG3778womenG1417areεἰσινeisinG1510twoδύοduoG1417covenantsδιαθῆκαι,diathēkaiG1242;oneμίαmiaG1520fromἀπὸapoG575mountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614,bearingG1080childrenG1080unto bondage,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510HagarἉγάρ.HagarG28.

25NowδὲdeG1161thisG3588HagarisG1510mountὄροςorosG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614inG1722ArabiaἈραβίᾳ,ArabiaG688,andG1161answerethtoG1722theG3588JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419thatG846nowδὲdeG1161isG1510:forγὰρgarG1063sheG846isG1510inG1722bondageδουλεύειdouleueiG1398withμετὰmetaG3326herG846childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043.

26ButG1161theἡhēG3588JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419thatG3748isG1510aboveἄνωanōG507isG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658,whichG3748isG1510ourG1161motherμήτηρmētērG3384.

27ForG1063itG2532iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,RejoiceεὐφράνθητιeuphranthētiG2165, thoubarrenστεῖραsteiraG4723thatG3754bearestnotοὐouG3756;BreakG4486forthG4486andG2532cryβόησονboēsonG994, thouthatG3754travailestnotοὐκoukG3756:ForG1063moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123aretheG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043ofG435theG3588desolateἐρήμουerēmouG2048thanἢēG2228ofG435herG3754whichG3748haththeG3588husbandἄνδρα.andraG435.

28Nowδέ,deG1161weG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,asκατὰkataG2596IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464wasG1510,areG1510childrenG5043ofG5043promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

29Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὥσπερhōsperG5618thenG2532heG2532thatG2596wasbornG1080afterG2596theὁhoG3588fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561persecutedἐδίωκενediōkenG1377himG2532thatG2596wasbornG1080afterG2596theτὸνtonG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,evenG2532soG2532itτότεtoteG5119isnowνῦν·nunG3568.

30HowbeitwhatτίtiG5101saiththeG3588scriptureγραφή;graphēG1124?CastἔκβαλεekbaleG1544outG1544theG3588handmaidandG2532herαὐτῆς,autēsG846sonυἱὸνhuionG5207:forγὰρgarG1063theG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207theG3588handmaidshallG2532notοὐouG3756inheritκληρονομήσειklēronomēseiG2816withμετὰmetaG3326theG3588sonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofG5207theG3588freewoman.

31Whereforeδιό,dioG1352,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,weG1510areG1510notοὐκoukG3756childrenG5043ofG5043aG1510handmaid,butἀλλὰallaG235ofG5043theτῆςtēsG3588freewoman.

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