Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
But
I say that so
long
as
the heir is a child, he
is
no
different
from a bondservant
, though he is
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;
but is under guardians
and stewards
until the day
appointed by
the father.
But is under tutors
and governors
until the time
appointed of
the father.
So we also
, when we were children, were held
in bondage under the elements of the world .
Even
so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world :
But when the fullness
of the time came
, God sent out
his Son, born
to
a woman, born
under the law,
But when the fulness
of the time was
come
, God sent forth
his Son, made
of
a woman, made
under the law,
that
he
might
redeem those
who
were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children
.
To
redeem them
that
were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons
.
And because you
are children
, God sent out
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 .
So
you
are
no longer
a bondservant
, 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.
However
at
that
time
, not knowing
God, you
were
in
bondage
to
those
who
by nature are not
gods.
Howbeit
then
, when
ye
knew
not God, ye
did
service
unto
them
which
by nature are no
gods.
But now that you
have come
to
know
God, or rather to
be
known by
God, why
do
you
turn back
again to the weak and miserable
elements, to
which
you
desire to be in bondage all
over
again
?
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?
You
observe days, months, seasons
, and years.
Ye
observe days, and
months, and
times
, and years.
I am afraid for
you, that
I might
have wasted
my
labor
for
you.
I am afraid of
you, lest
I have bestowed
upon
you labour
in
vain
.
I beg
you, brothers,
become
as I am ,
for I also
have
become
as you
are .
You
did
me no
wrong,
Brethren,
I beseech
you, be
as I am ;
for I am
as ye
are :
ye
have
not
injured
me at
all.
but
you
know that
because
of
weakness
of the flesh I preached the Gospel to
you the first time
.
Ye
know how
through
infirmity
of the flesh I preached the gospel unto
you at
the first.
That
which was a
temptation
to
you
in my flesh, you
didn't
despise
nor reject
; but you
received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
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.
What
was
the blessing
you
enjoyed
? For I testify
to
you that, if possible, you
would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.
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.
So
then,
have
I become your enemy by
telling
you the truth?
Am
I therefore
become your enemy ,
because
I
tell
you the truth?
They zealously seek
you in
no
good
way.
No
, they desire
to
alienate
you, that you
may
seek
them.
They zealously affect
you, but
not
well;
yea,
they would
exclude
you, that ye
might
affect
them.
But it is always
good to be zealous
in a good cause
, 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.
My little children, of whom I am
again
in
travail until Christ is
formed in you --
My little children, of whom I travail in
birth
again
until Christ be
formed in you ,
but
I could
wish
to be present with you now, and to change my tone,
for I am
perplexed
about
you.
I desire
to be present with you now, and to change my voice;
for I stand
in
doubt
of
you.
Tell me, you
that desire to be under the law, don't
you
listen
to
the law?
Tell me, ye
that desire to be under the law, do
ye
not
hear
the law?
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one
by
the handmaid,
and
one by the free
woman
.
For it is written ,
that Abraham had two sons, the one by a
bondmaid,
the other
by
a
freewoman
.
However,
the
son
by
the handmaid
was born according
to
the flesh ,
but the
son
by
the free
woman
was born
through
promise.
But
he
who
was
of
the bondwoman
was born after
the flesh ;
but he
of
the freewoman
was by
promise.
These
things contain
an allegory ,
for these are two covenants .
One is
from Mount Sinai, bearing
children
to bondage, which is Hagar
.
Which
things are
an allegory :
for these are the
two covenants ;
the
one from the
mount Sinai, which
gendereth
to bondage, which is Agar
.
For this Hagar
is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers
to the
Jerusalem that
exists
now, for
she
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.
But the
Jerusalem that
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.
For it is written, "
Rejoice, you
barren who
don't
bear.
Break forth and shout
, you
that don't
travail.
For more
are
the children
of
the
desolate than of
her
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 hath
many
more
children
than she
which
hath
an
husband.
Now we, brothers
, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
Now we, brethren
, as Isaac was, are the
children of promise.
But as then ,
he who
was born according
to
the flesh persecuted him who
was born according
to
the Spirit, so also
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.
However
what does
the Scripture say
? "Throw
out the handmaid
and her son ,
for the son of the handmaid
will
not inherit
with the son of the free
woman
. "
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
.
So then, brothers
, we are not children of a
handmaid
, but of the free woman
.
So then, brethren
, we are not children of the
bondwoman
, but of the free.
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