“Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all,”
Galatians 4
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1What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.
“Now, I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all.”
“Now I say that the heir as long as he is a child differeth nothing from a servant though He be Lord 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,”
“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, differeth nothing from a servant, though he, the heir, be Lord of all,”
2He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.
“but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.”
“But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the Father.”
“but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.”
“but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father.”
“but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the Father.”
“but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.”
3So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.
“Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world.”
“Even so we when we were children were in bondage under the elements of the world.”
“Even so, we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world.”
“Even so we when we were children. Were in bondage under the elements of the world.”
“even so we when we were children were in bondage under the elements of the world.”
“Even so we When we were children Were in bondage under the elements of the world.”
4But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
“But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,”
“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth his son, born of a woman, born under the law”
“but when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his son, made of a woman, made under the law,”
“But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son made of a woman, made under the law,”
“But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,”
“But when the fullness of the time was come. God sent forth his son. Made of a woman. Made under the law.”
5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
“to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”
“to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”
“to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”
“to redeem those who were under the law that we might receive the adoption as sons.”
“to redeem those who were under the law that we might receive the adoption as sons.”
“to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”
6And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
“because you are sons, God has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts, crying, Abba, father.”
“and because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.”
“and because you are sons, God has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts, crying out, Abba, father.”
“And because you are sons God has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts crying out Abba father.”
“and because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your heart, crying, Abba, Father.”
“because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba Father.”
7So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
“Therefore, you are no longer a slave, but a son. And if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
“Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son. And if a son then an heir of God through Christ.”
“Wherefore thou art no more a servant but a son and if a son than an heir of God through Christ.”
“Therefore, you are no longer a slave, but a son. And if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
“Wherefore, thou art no more a servant, but a son. And if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
“But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.”
“However, at that time, he says, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods.”
“then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods?”
“formerly when you did not know God, you were enslaved by those that by nature are not gods.”
9But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
“But now, after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and the beggarly elements to which you desire again to be in bondage?”
“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?”
“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 not again to be in bondage,”
“But now, after you have known God, or rather, are known by God, he asks the question, How is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements to which you desire again to be in bondage?”
“But now, after that you have known God, or rather, are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto you desire again to be in bondage?”
“But now after that you have known God or rather are known of God How turn you again to the weak and beggarly elements whereunto you desire again to be in bondage.”
10You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!
“You observe days and months and seasons and years.”
“you observe days and months and seasons and years.”
“you observe days and months and seasons and years.”
“Ye observe days and months and times and years.”
“You observe days and months and seasons and years.”
“Ye observe days and months and times and years.”
11I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
“I fear for you that perhaps I have labored over you in vain.”
“I am afraid of you lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain.”
“I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain.”
“I fear for you that perhaps I have, what? Labored over you in vain.”
“I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain.”
“I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor and vain.”
12I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
“Brethren, I urge you to become like me for I became like you. You have not injured me at all.”
“Brethren. I beseech you be as I am. For I am as you are. You have not injured me at all.”
13You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.
“but you know that it was because of a bodily illness that I preached the gospel to you the first time.”
“you know that because of physical infirmity, I preached the gospel to you at the first.”
“You know that because of physical infirmity, I preached the gospel to you at the first.”
“ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.”
“you know that it was because of a bodily illness that I preached the gospel to you the first time.”
“know how through infirmity of the flesh. I preach the gospel unto you at the first.”
14And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
“And my trial, which was in my flesh, you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.”
“And that which was a trial to you in my bodily condition, you did not despise or loathe, but you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus himself.”
“my trial, which was in my flesh, you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God even as Christ Jesus.”
“And my trial, which was in my flesh, you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Jesus Christ.”
“My temptation which was in my flesh you despised not nor rejected but received me as an angel of God even as Christ Jesus.”
“my temptation which was in my flesh, he despised not, nor rejected, but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.”
15What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
“What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.”
“Where then is that sense of blessing you had? For I bear you witness that if possible you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.”
“What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.”
“What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.”
“Where is then the blessedness you spoke of? For I bear you record that if it had been possible you would have plucked out your own eyes and have given them to me.”
16Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
“am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?”
“Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?”
“am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth.”
“Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?”
“Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth.”
“Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?”
17Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.
“They zealously court you but for no good. Yes, they want to exclude you that you may be zealous for them.”
“They zealously affect you but not well. Yeah, they would exclude you that you might affect them.”
18Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.
“But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing. 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'm present with you.”
“But it is good to be zealous, and a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.”
“it is good always to be eagerly sought out in a commendable manner not only when I am present with you”
19My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again, until Christ be formed in you.”
“my children with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you.”
“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again, until Christ be formed in you.”
“my little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you.”
“my little children for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you.”
“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again, until Christ be formed in you,”
20how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
“I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone, for I have doubts about you.”
“I desire to be present with you now and to change my voice. For I really stand in doubt of you.”
“I desire to be present with you now and to change my voice for I stand in doubt of you.”
“I Desire to be present with you now And to change my voice For I stand in doubt of you.”
“I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone, for I have doubts about you.”
“I desire to be present with you now and to change my voice for I Stand in doubt of you.”
21Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
“Tell me you who want to be under law. Do you not listen to the law?”
“tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?”
“Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?”
“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?”
“Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?”
22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
“For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the bondwoman and one by the free woman.”
“For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the bondwoman and one by the free woman.”
“for it is written that Abraham had two sons. One by a slave woman and one by a free woman.”
“For it is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a”
“For it is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondwoman, the other by a”
“For it is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondwoman, the other by a”
23His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
“But the son by the bondwoman was born according to the flesh and the son by the free woman through the promise.”
“But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh Ishmael. While the son of the free woman Isaac was born through promise”
“But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh. But he of the free woman was by the promise”
“But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh but he of the free woman Was by promise”
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“But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the free woman through promise,”
“But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh. But he of the free woman was by the promise,”
24These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
“This is allegorically speaking. For these women are two covenants, one proceeding from Mount Sinai bearing children who are to be slaves, she is Hagar.”
“things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants, the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar.”
“things are symbolic. They're allegorical. For these are the two covenants, the one from Mount Sinai, which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar.”
“which things are an allegory. For these are the two covenants, the one from the Mount Sinai, which genereth the bondage, which is Agar.”
“now this may be interpreted. Allegorically these women are two covenants one is Mount Sinai bearing children for slavery. She is Hagar”
“which things are an allegory. For these are the two covenants the one from the Mount Sinai Which gender of to bondage which is agar”
25Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
“For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to Jerusalem, which now is and is in bondage with her children.”
“For this Agar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to Jerusalem, which now is and is in bondage with her children.”
“For this Agar is Mount Sinai in Arabia. And answereth to Jerusalem which now is and is in bondage with her children.”
“Now this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem for she is in slavery with her children.”
“For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is and is in bondage with her children.”
“for this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to Jerusalem which now is and is in bondage with her children.”
26But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
“But Jerusalem, which is above, is free, which is the mother of us all.”
“but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all,”
“But Jerusalem which is above is free. Which is the mother of us all.”
“But Jerusalem, which is above, is free, which is the mother of us all,”
“but Jerusalem which is above is free Which is the mother of us all”
“but Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.”
27For it is written: "Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband."
“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.”
“For it is written, Rejoice barren woman who does not bear. Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor. For more are the children of the desolate than of the one who has a husband.”
“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.”
“For it is written, Rejoice, barren woman who does not bear. Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor, for more numerous are the children of the desolate than the one who has a husband.”
“For it is written, rejoice thou barren that bearest not. Break forth and cry thou that travailest not. For the desolate has many more children than she which hath a husband.”
“For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not. Break forth, and cry, thou that prevailest not, for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath a husband.”
28Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
“Now, we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.”
“and you brethren like Isaac are children of promise.”
“Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.”
“Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.”
“now we brethren as Isaac was are the children of promise.”
“now we brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.”
29At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.
“But as then, he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.”
“But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the spirit, so it is now also,”
“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 after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.”
“but as then He that was born after the flesh Persecuted him that was born after the spirit Even so it is now.”
“But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the spirit so it is now also.”
30But what does the Scripture say? "Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman's son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman's son."
“But what does the scripture say? Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be an heir with the son of the free woman.”
“But what does the scripture say? Cast out the bondwoman and her son. For the son of the bondwoman shall not be an heir with the son of the free woman.”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
31Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
“So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.”
“So then, brethren, we are not children of a bondwoman, but of the free woman.”
“So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.”
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“So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.”
“So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free.”
“So then brethren We are not children of the bondwoman. But of the free.”