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Galatians 4:12-31

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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