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1. Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
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1. Now G1161 I say G3004 , That the G3588 heir G2818 , as long as G3745 he G5550 is G2076 a child G3516 , differeth G1308 nothing G3762 from a servant G1401 , though he be G5607 lord G2962 of all G3956 ;
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2. But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
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2. But G235 is G2076 under G5259 tutors G2012 and G2532 governors G3623 until G891 the G3588 time appointed G4287 of the G3588 father G3962 .
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3. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
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3. Even G2532 so G3779 we G2249 , when G3753 we were G2258 children G3516 , were G2258 in bondage G1402 under G5259 the G3588 elements G4747 of the G3588 world G2889 :
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4. But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
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4. But G1161 when G3753 the G3588 fullness G4138 of the G3588 time G5550 was come G2064 , God G2316 sent forth G1821 his G848 Son G5207 , made G1096 of G1537 a woman G1135 , made G1096 under G5259 the law G3551 ,
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5. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
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5. To G2443 redeem G1805 them G3588 that were under G5259 the law G3551 , that G2443 we might receive G618 the G3588 adoption of sons G5206 .
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6. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
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6. And G1161 because G3754 ye are G2075 sons G5207 , God G2316 hath sent forth G1821 the G3588 Spirit G4151 of his G848 Son G5207 into G1519 your G5216 hearts G2588 , crying G2896 , Abba G5 , Father G3962 .
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7. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
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7. Wherefore G5620 thou art G1488 no more G3765 a servant G1401 , but G235 a son G5207 ; and G1161 if G1487 a son G5207 , then G2532 an heir G2818 of God G2316 through G1223 Christ G5547 .
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8. Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
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8. Howbeit G235 then G5119 , when G3303 ye knew G1492 not G3756 God G2316 , ye did service G1398 unto them which by nature G5449 are G5607 no G3361 gods G2316 .
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9. But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
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9. But G1161 now G3568 , after that ye have known G1097 God G2316 , or G1161 rather G3123 are known G1097 of G5259 God G2316 , how G4459 turn G1994 ye again G3825 to G1909 the G3588 weak G772 and G2532 beggarly G4434 elements G4747 , whereunto G3739 ye G3825 desire G2309 again G509 to be in bondage G1398 ?
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10. Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
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10. Ye observe G3906 days G2250 , and G2532 months G3376 , and G2532 times G2540 , and G2532 years G1763 .
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11. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
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11. I am afraid G5399 of you G5209 , lest G3381 I have bestowed upon you labor G2872 G1519 G5209 in vain G1500 .
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12. Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.
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12. Brethren G80 , I beseech G1189 you G5216 , be G1096 as G5613 I G1473 am ; for G3754 I G2504 am as G5613 ye G5210 are : ye have not injured me at all G3762 G91 G3165 .
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13. Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
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13. Ye G1161 know G1492 how G3754 through G1223 infirmity G769 of the G3588 flesh G4561 I preached the gospel G2097 unto you G5213 at the first G4386 .
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14. And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
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14. And G2532 my G3450 temptation G3986 which G3588 was in G1722 my G3450 flesh G4561 ye despised G1848 not G3756 , nor G3761 rejected G1609 ; but G235 received G1209 me G3165 as G5613 an angel G32 of God G2316 , even as G5613 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 .
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15. Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
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15. Where G5101 is G2258 then G3767 the G3588 blessedness G3108 ye G5216 spake of? for G1063 I bear you record G3140 G5213 , that G3754 , if G1487 it had been possible G1415 , ye would have plucked out G1846 G302 your own G5216 eyes G3788 , and have given G1325 them to me G3427 .
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16. Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
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16. Am I therefore G5620 become G1096 your G5216 enemy G2190 , because I tell you the truth G226 G5213 ?
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17. They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
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17. They zealously affect G2206 you G5209 , but not G3756 well G2573 ; yea G235 , they would G2309 exclude G1576 you G5209 , that G2443 ye might affect G2206 them G846 .
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18. But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
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18. But G1161 it is good G2570 to be zealously affected G2206 always G3842 in G1722 a good G2570 thing, and G2532 not G3361 only G3440 when I G3165 am present G3918 with G4314 you G5209 .
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19. My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
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19. My G3450 little children G5040 , of whom G3739 I travail in birth G5605 again G3825 until G891 G3757 Christ G5547 be formed G3445 in G1722 you G5213 ,
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20. I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
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20. I G1161 desire G2309 to be present G3918 with G4314 you G5209 now G737 , and G2532 to change G236 my G3450 voice G5456 ; for G3754 I stand in doubt G639 of G1722 you G5213 .
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21. Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
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21. Tell G3004 me G3427 , ye that desire G2309 to be G1511 under G5259 the law G3551 , do ye not G3756 hear G191 the G3588 law G3551 ?
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22. For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
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22. For G1063 it is written G1125 , that G3754 Abraham G11 had G2192 two G1417 sons G5207 , the one G1520 by G1537 a bondmaid G3814 , the G2532 other G1520 by G1537 a freewoman G1658 .
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23. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
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23. But G235 he G3588 G3303 who was of G1537 the G3588 bondwoman G3814 was born G1080 after G2596 the flesh G4561 ; but G1161 he G3588 of G1537 the G3588 freewoman G1658 was by G1223 promise G1860 .
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24. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
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24. Which things G3748 are G2076 an allegory G238 : for G1063 these G3778 are G1526 the G3588 two G1417 covenants G1242 ; the one G3391 G3303 from G575 the mount G3735 Sinai G4614 , which engendereth G1080 to G1519 bondage G1397 , which G3748 is G2076 Hagar G28 .
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25. For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
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25. For G1063 this Hagar G28 is G2076 mount G3735 Sinai G4614 in G1722 Arabia G688 , and G1161 answereth to G4960 Jerusalem G2419 which now G3568 is, and G1161 is in bondage G1398 with G3326 her G848 children G5043 .
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26. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
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26. But G1161 Jerusalem G2419 which is above G507 is G2076 free G1658 , which G3748 is G2076 the mother G3384 of us G2257 all G3956 .
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27. For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
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27. For G1063 it is written G1125 , Rejoice G2165 , thou barren G4723 that bearest G5088 not G3756 ; break forth G4486 and G2532 cry G994 , thou that travailest G5605 not G3756 ; for G3754 the G3588 desolate G2048 hath G2192 many G4183 more G3123 children G5043 than G2228 she which hath G2192 a husband G435 .
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28. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
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28. Now G1161 we G2249 , brethren G80 , as G2596 Isaac G2464 was, are G2070 the children G5043 of promise G1860 .
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29. But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
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29. But G235 as G5618 then G5119 he that was born G1080 after G2596 the flesh G4561 persecuted G1377 him G3588 that was born after G2596 the Spirit G4151 , even G2532 so G3779 it is now G3568 .
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30. Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
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30. Nevertheless G235 what G5101 saith G3004 the G3588 Scripture G1124 ? Cast out G1544 the G3588 bondwoman G3814 and G2532 her G846 son G5207 : for G1063 the G3588 son G5207 of the G3588 bondwoman G3814 shall not G3364 be heir G2816 with G3326 the G3588 son G5207 of the G3588 freewoman G1658 .
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31. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
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31. So then G686 , brethren G80 , we are G2070 not G3756 children G5043 of the bondwoman G3814 , but G235 of the G3588 free G1658 .
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