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Galatians 4

1Nowδέ,deG1161IsayΛέγωLegōG3004, That theheirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818, as longasἐφ᾽ ὅσον χρόνονeph᾽ hoson chrononG1909 G3745 G5550heisG2076achildνήπιόςnēpiosG3516,differethδιαφέρειdiaphereiG1308nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762from aservantδούλουdoulouG1401, though heisG5607lordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofallπάντωνpantōnG3956;

2Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235isG2076underὑπὸhupoG5259tutorsἐπιτρόπουςepitropousG2012andκαὶkaiG2532governorsοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623untilἄχριachriG891the timeappointedπροθεσμίαςprothesmiasG4287by thefatherπατρός.patrosG3962.

3EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779weG2249,whenὅτεhoteG3753wewereG2258childrenνήπιοι,nēpioiG3516,wereG2258inbondageδεδουλωμένοι·dedoulōmenoiG1402underὑπὸhupoG5259theelementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747of theworldκόσμουkosmouG2889:

4ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753thefulnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of thetimeχρόνου,chronouG5550wascomeἦλθενēlthenG2064,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentforthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096ofἐκekG1537awomanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,bornγενόμενονgenomenonG1096underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμον,nomonG3551,

5ToἵναinaG2443redeemἐξαγοράσῃ,exagorasēG1805them that wereunderὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμονnomonG3551,thatἵναinaG2443we mightreceiveἀπολάβωμεν.apolabōmenG618the adoption ofsonsυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206.

6AndδέdeG1161becauseὅτιhotiG3754yeareG2075sonsυἱοί,huioiG5207,GodθεὸςtheosG2316hath sentforthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207intoεἰςeisG1519yourG5216heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,cryingκρᾶζον·krazonG2896,AbbaαββαabbaG5,Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962.

7ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620thouartG1488nomoreG3765aservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asonυἱός·huiosG5207;andδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487asonυἱός,huiosG5207,thenκαὶkaiG2532anheirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristG5547.

8HoweverἈλλὰAllaG235thenτότε μὲνtote menG5119 G3303, when yeknewG1492notοὐκoukG3756GodθεὸνtheonG2316, ye didserviceἐδουλεύσατεedouleusateG1398to them which bynatureφύσειphuseiG5449areG5607noμὴmēG3361godsθεοῖς·theoisG2316.

9ButδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568, after ye haveknownγνόντεςgnontesG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,orδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123areknownγνωσθέντεςgnōsthentesG1097byὑπὸhupoG5259Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,howπῶςpōsG4459turnyeἐπιστρέφετεepistrepheteG1994againπάλινpalinG3825toἐπὶepiG1909theweakἀσθενῆasthenēG772andκαὶkaiG2532beggarlyπτωχὰptōchaG4434elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747, towhichοἷςhoisG3739yedesireθέλετε;theleteG2309againπάλιν ἄνωθενpalin anōthenG3825 G509to be inbondageδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398?

10YeobserveπαρατηρεῖσθεparatēreistheG3906daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,andκαὶkaiG2532timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540,andκαὶkaiG2532yearsἐνιαυτούς.eniautousG1763.

11I amafraidφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399ofyouG5209,lestπωςpōsG3381 G4458I havebestowedG2872uponεἰςeisG1519youG5209labourG2872invainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

12BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80, IbeseechδέομαιdeomaiG1189youG5216,beΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096asὡςhōsG5613IG1473am ;forὅτιhotiG3754IG2504amasὡςhōsG5613yeG5210are : ye have notinjuredἠδικήσατε.ēdikēsateG91meμεmeG3165atallοὐδένoudenG3762.

13δὲdeG1161YeknowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754inδι᾽di᾽G1223infirmityἀσθένειανastheneianG769of thefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561I preached thegospelεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097toyouG5213at thefirstG4386.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532myG3450temptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986which wasinἐνenG1722myG3450fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561yedespisedἐξουθενήσατεexouthenēsateG1848notοὐκoukG3756,norοὐδὲoudeG3761rejectedἐξεπτύσατε,exeptusateG1609;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235receivedἐδέξασθέedexastheG1209meG3165asὡςhōsG5613anangelἄγγελονangelonG32ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316, evenasὡςhōsG5613ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

15WhatG5101 G2258thenοὖνounG3767was theblessednessμακαρισμὸςmakarismosG3108yeG5216spoke of?forγὰρgarG1063IbearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140youG5213witnessG3140,thatὅτι,hotiG3754,ifεἰeiG1487it had beenpossibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415, ye would have pluckedoutἐξορύξαντεςexoruxantesG1846yourG5216owneyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788, and have giventhemἐδώκατέedōkateG302 G1325tomeG3427.

16AmIG1096thereforeὥστεhōsteG5620becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096yourG5216enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190, because ItellG226youG5213thetruthἀληθεύωνalētheuōnG226?

17They zealouslyseekζηλοῦσινzēlousinG2206youG5209, butnotοὐouG3756forgoodκαλῶς,kalōsG2573;forἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, theywouldθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309excludeἐκκλεῖσαιekkleisaiG1576youG5209,thatἵναinaG2443ye mayseekζηλοῦτε.zēlouteG2206themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

18ButδὲdeG1161it isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570to be zealouslysoughtζηλοῦσθαιzēlousthaiG2206alwaysπάντοτε,pantoteG3842inἐνenG1722agoodκαλῷkalōG2570thing,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361onlyG3440whenἐνenG1722IμεmeG3165ampresentπαρεῖναίpareinaiG3918withπρὸςprosG4314youG5209.

19MyG3450littlechildrenG5040, ofwhomοὓςhousG3739I travail inbirthὠδίνωōdinōG5605againπάλινpalinG3825untilοὗhouG891 G3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547beformedμορφωθῇmorphōthēaG3445inἐνenG1722youG5213,

20δὲdeG1161IdesireἤθελονēthelonG2309to bepresentπαρεῖναιpareinaiG3918withπρὸςprosG4314youG5209nowἄρτιartiG737,andκαὶkaiG2532tochangeἀλλάξαιallaxaiG236myG3450toneφωνήνphōnēnG5456;forὅτιhotiG3754I stand indoubtἀποροῦμαιaporoumaiG639ofἐνenG1722youG5213.

21TellΛέγετέLegeteG3004meG3427, ye thatdesireθέλοντεςthelontesG2309tobeεἶναι,einaiG1511underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμονnomonG3551, doyeG191notοὐκoukG3756hearG191thelawνόμονnomonG3551?

22ForγὰρgarG1063it iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,thatὅτιhotiG3754AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hadἔσχεν,eschenG2192twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207, theoneἕναhenaG1520byἐκekG1537abondwomanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814,καὶkaiG2532theotherἕναhenaG1520byἐκekG1537afreewomanἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658.

23Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235heμὲνmenG3303who wasofἐκekG1537thebondwomanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814wasbornγεγέννηται,gegennētaiG1080accordingtoκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;butδὲdeG1161heofἐκekG1537thefreewomanἐλευθέραςeleutherasG1658wasbyδι᾽di᾽G1223promiseἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

24WhichthingsἅτινάhatinaG3748areG2076anallegoryἀλληγορούμενα·allēgoroumenaG238:forγάρgarG1063theseαὗταιhautaiG3778areG1526thetwoδύοduoG1417covenantsδιαθῆκαι,diathēkaiG1242; theoneμὲνmenG3391 G3303fromἀπὸapoG575themountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614, which bearethchildrenγεννῶσαgennōsaG1080forεἰςeisG1519bondageδουλείανdouleianG1397,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isG2076HagarἉγάρ.HagarG28.

25ForγὰρgarG1063thisHagarἉγὰρHagarG28isG2076mountὄροςorosG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614inἐνenG1722ArabiaἈραβίᾳ,ArabiaG688,andδὲdeG1161answerethσυστοιχεῖsustoicheiG4960toJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419whichG3588nowisνῦνnunG3568,andδὲdeG1161is inbondageδουλεύειdouleueiG1398withμετὰmetaG3326herαὐτῆς.autēsG846childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043.

26ButδὲdeG1161JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419which isaboveἄνωanōG507isG2076freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isG2076themotherμήτηρmētērG3384ofusG2257allG3956.

27Forγάρ·garG1063it iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,RejoiceεὐφράνθητιeuphranthētiG2165, thoubarrenστεῖραsteiraG4723thatbearestτίκτουσα,tiktousaG5088notοὐouG3756; breakforthῥῆξονrhēxonG4486andκαὶkaiG2532cryβόησονboēsonG994, thou thattravailestὠδίνουσα,ōdinousaG5605notοὐκoukG3756:forὅτιhotiG3754thedesolateἐρήμουerēmouG2048hath manymoreπολλὰpollaG4183childrenτέκναteknaG5043thanμᾶλλον ἢmallon ēG3123 G2228she whohathἐχούσηςechousēsG2192anhusbandἄνδρα.andraG435.

28Nowδέ,deG1161weG2249,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,asG2596IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464wasG2596,areG2070thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043ofpromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

29Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὥσπερhōsperG5618thenτότεtoteG5119he that wasbornγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080accordingtoκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561persecutedἐδίωκενediōkenG1377him that was born accordingtoκατὰkataG2596theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,evenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it isnowνῦν·nunG3568.

30NeverthelessἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101saithλέγειlegeiG3004thescriptureγραφή;graphēG1124? CastoutἔκβαλεekbaleG1544thebondwomanπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆς,autēsG846sonυἱὸνhuionG5207:forγὰρgarG1063thesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of thebondwomanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814shallG2816notG3364beheirG2816withμετὰmetaG3326thesonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of thefreewomanἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658.

31SothenG686,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, weareG2070notοὐκoukG3756childrenτέκναteknaG5043of thebondwomanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814,butἀλλὰallaG235of thefreeἐλευθέρας·eleutherasG1658.

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