| Galatians 4 |
Galatians 4 |
New King James Version |
Youngs Literal Translation |
| Galatians 4:1 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, |
Galatians 4:1 And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant—being lord of all, |
| Galatians 4:2 but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. |
Galatians 4:2 but is under tutors and stewards till the time appointed of the father, |
Galatians 4:3
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world.
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Galatians 4:3 so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude, |
| Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, |
Galatians 4:4 and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law, |
| Galatians 4:5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. |
Galatians 4:5 that those under law he may redeem, that the adoption of sons we may receive; |
Galatians 4:6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
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Galatians 4:6 and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, ‘Abba, Father!’ |
| Galatians 4:7
Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. |
Galatians 4:7 so that thou art no more a servant, but a son, and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ. |
| Galatians 4:8 But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. |
Galatians 4:8 But then, indeed, not having known God, ye were in servitude to those not by nature gods, |
| Galatians 4:9 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? |
Galatians 4:9 and now, having known God—and rather being known by God—how turn ye again unto the weak and poor elements to which anew ye desire to be in servitude? |
| Galatians 4:10 You observe days and months and seasons and years. |
Galatians 4:10 days ye observe, and months, and times, and years! |
| Galatians 4:11 I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain. |
Galatians 4:11 I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you. |
| Galatians 4:12 Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. You have not injured me at all. |
Galatians 4:12 Become as I am —because I also am as ye brethren, I beseech you; to me ye did no hurt, |
| Galatians 4:13 You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first. |
Galatians 4:13 and ye have known that through infirmity of the flesh I did proclaim good news to you at the first, |
| Galatians 4:14
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. |
Galatians 4:14 and my trial that is in my flesh ye did not despise nor reject, but as a messenger of God ye did receive me—as Christ Jesus; |
| Galatians 4:15 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. |
Galatians 4:15 what then was your happiness? for I testify to you, that if possible, your eyes having plucked out, ye would have given to me; |
| Galatians 4:16 Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? |
Galatians 4:16 so that your enemy have I become, being true to you? |
| Galatians 4:17 They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them. |
Galatians 4:17 they are zealous for you—yet not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous; |
| Galatians 4:18 But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you. |
Galatians 4:18 and it is good to be zealously regarded, in what is good, at all times, and not only in my being present with you; |
| Galatians 4:19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you, |
Galatians 4:19 my little children, of whom again I travail in birth, till Christ may be formed in you, |
| Galatians 4:20 I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you. |
Galatians 4:20 and I was wishing to be present with you now, and to change my voice, because I am in doubt about you. |
| Galatians 4:21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? |
Galatians 4:21¶ Tell me, ye who are willing to be under law, the law do ye not hear? |
| Galatians 4:22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. |
Galatians 4:22 for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman, |
| Galatians 4:23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, |
Galatians 4:23 but he who is of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who is of the free-woman, through the promise; |
| Galatians 4:24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar-- |
Galatians 4:24 which things are allegorized, for these are the two covenants: one, indeed, from mount Sinai, to servitude bringing forth, which is Hagar; |
| Galatians 4:25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children-- |
Galatians 4:25 for this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and doth correspond to the Jerusalem that now is, and is in servitude with her children, |
| Galatians 4:26 but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. |
Galatians 4:26 and the Jerusalem above is the free-woman, which is mother of us all, |
Galatians 4:27 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."
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Galatians 4:27 for it hath been written, ‘Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many are the children of the desolate—more than of her having the husband.’ |
| Galatians 4:28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. |
Galatians 4:28 And we, brethren, as Isaac, are children of promise, |
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4:29 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. |
Galatians 4:29 but as then he who was born according to the flesh did persecute him according to the spirit, so also now; |
| Galatians 4:30 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." |
Galatians 4:30 but what saith the Writing? ‘Cast forth the maid-servant and her son, for the son of the maid-servant may not be heir with the son of the free-woman;’ |
| Galatians 4:31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free. |
Galatians 4:31 then, brethren, we are not a maid-servant’s children, but the free-woman’s. |
