Galatians 4
1 Now I say, As long as the heir is a child, he differs nothing from a bondman, though he be lord of all;
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differs nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
2 but he is under guardians and stewards until the period fixed by the father.
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
3 So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world;
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
4 but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, come of woman, come under law,
But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 that he might redeem those under law, that we might receive sonship.
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6 But because ye are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
And because all of you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit (pneuma) of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7 So thou art no longer bondman, but son; but if son, heir also through God.
Wherefore you are no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
8 But then indeed, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods;
Nevertheless then, when all of you knew not God, all of you did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
9 but now, knowing God, but rather being known by God, how do ye turn again to the weak and beggarly principles to which ye desire to be again anew in bondage?
But now, after that all of you have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn all of you again to the weak and beggarly elements, unto which all of you desire again to be in bondage?
10 Ye observe days and months and times and years.
All of you observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11 I am afraid of you, lest indeed I have laboured in vain as to you.
I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
12 Be as I [am], for I also [am] as ye, brethren, I beseech you: ye have not at all wronged me.
Brethren, I plead to you, be as I am; for I am as all of you are: all of you have not injured me at all.
13 But ye know that in weakness of the flesh I announced the glad tidings to you at the first;
All of you know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
14 and my temptation, which [was] in my flesh, ye did not slight nor reject with contempt; but ye received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.
And my temptation which was in my flesh all of you despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
15 What then [was] your blessedness? for I bear you witness that, if possible, plucking out your own eyes ye would have given [them] to me.
Where is then the blessedness all of you spoke of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, all of you would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
16 So I have become your enemy in speaking the truth to you?
Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
17 They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out [from us], that ye may be zealous after them.
They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that all of you might affect them.
18 But [it is] right to be zealous at all times in what is right, and not only when I am present with you —
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
19 my children, of whom I again travail in birth until Christ shall have been formed in you:
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
20 and I should wish to be present with you now, and change my voice, for I am perplexed as to you.
I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
21 Tell me, ye who are desirous of being under law, do ye not listen to the law?
Tell me, all of you that desire to be under the law, do all of you not hear the law?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons; one of the maid servant, and one of the free woman.
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23 But he [that was] of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he [that was] of the free woman through the promise.
But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
24 Which things have an allegorical sense; for these are two covenants: one from mount Sinai, gendering to bondage, which is Hagar.
Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which genders to bondage, which is Agar.
25 For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which [is] now, for she is in bondage with her children;
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26 but the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother.
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break out and cry, thou that travailest not; because the children of the desolate are more numerous than [those] of her that has a husband.
For it is written, Rejoice, you barren that bear not; break forth and cry, you that travail not: for the desolate has many more children than she which has an husband.
28 But ye, brethren, after the pattern of Isaac, are children of promise.
Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
29 But as then he that was born according to flesh persecuted him [that was born] according to Spirit, so also [it is] now.
But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, (pneuma) even so it is now.
30 But what says the scripture? Cast out the maid servant and her son; for the son of the maid servant shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.
Nevertheless what says 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.
31 So then, brethren, we are not maid servant's children, but [children] of the free woman.
So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
