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Sons and Heirs Through Christ
Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all,
Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all,
Sons and Heirs
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, As long as the heir is a child, he differs nothing from a bondman, though he be lord of all;
but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father.
but he is under guardians and stewards until the period fixed by the father.
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world.
So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world;
but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, come of woman, come under law,
to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
that he might redeem those under law, that we might receive sonship.
But because ye are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
So thou art no longer bondman, but son; but if son, heir also through God.
Fears for the Church
But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.
But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.
Paul's Concern for the Galatians
But then indeed, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods;
But then indeed, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods;
But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?
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?
You observe days and months and seasons and years.
Ye observe days and months and times and years.
I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.
I am afraid of you, lest indeed I have laboured in vain as to you.
Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. You have not injured me at all.
Be as *I* [am], for *I* also [am] as *ye*, brethren, I beseech you: ye have not at all wronged me.
You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first.
But ye know that in weakness of the flesh I announced the glad tidings to you at the first;
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.
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.
Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?
So I have become your enemy in speaking the truth to you?
They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them.
They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out [from us], that ye may be zealous after them.
But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.
But [it is] right to be zealous at all times in what is right, and not only when I am present with you --
My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,
my children, of whom I again travail in birth until Christ shall have been formed in you:
I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you.
and I should wish to be present with you now, and change my voice, for I am perplexed as to you.
Two Covenants
Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?
Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?
Hagar and Sarah
Tell me, ye who are desirous of being under law, do ye not listen to the law?
Tell me, ye who are desirous of being under law, do ye not listen to the law?
For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman.
For it is written that Abraham had two sons; one of the maid servant, and one of the free woman.
But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise,
But he [that was] of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he [that was] of the free woman through the promise.
Which things have an allegorical sense; for these are two covenants: one from mount Sinai, gendering to bondage, which is Hagar.
for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children —
For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which [is] now, for she is in bondage with her children;
but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.
but the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother.
For it is written:
“Rejoice, O barren,
You who do not bear!
Break forth and shout,
You who are not in labor!
For the desolate has many more children
Than she who has a husband.”
“Rejoice, O barren,
You who do not bear!
Break forth and shout,
You who are not in labor!
For the desolate has many more children
Than she who has a husband.”
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.
Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
But *ye*, brethren, after the pattern of Isaac, are children of promise.
But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now.
But as then he that was born according to flesh persecuted him [that was born] according to Spirit, so also [it is] now.
Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.”
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.