Galatians 4

¹Then I say, that the heire as long as hee is a childe, differeth nothing from a seruant, though he be Lord of all,

²But is vnder tutours and gouernours, vntil the time appointed of the Father.

³Euen so, we when wee were children, were in bondage vnder the rudiments of the world.

⁴But when the fulnesse of time was come, God sent forth his Sonne made of a woman, and made vnder the Lawe,

⁵That hee might redeeme them which were vnder the Law, that we might receiue the adoption of the sonnes.

⁶And because ye are sonnes, God hath sent foorth the Spirit of his Sonne into your heartes, which crieth, Abba, Father.

⁷Wherefore, thou art no more a seruant, but a sonne: now if thou be a sone, thou art also the heire of God through Christ.

⁸But euen then, when ye knewe not God, yee did seruice vnto them, which by nature are not gods:

⁹But now seeing ye knowe God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye againe vnto impotent and beggerly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning ye wil be in bondage againe?

¹⁰Ye obserue dayes, and moneths, and times and yeeres.

¹¹I am in feare of you, lest I haue bestowed on you labour in vaine.

¹²Be ye as I (for I am euen as you) brethren, I beseech you: ye haue not hurt me at all.

¹³And ye know, how through infirmitie of the flesh, I preached ye Gospel vnto you at the first.

¹⁴And the trial of me which was in my flesh, ye despised not, neither abhorred: but ye receiued me as an Angel of God, yea, as Christ Iesus.

¹⁵What was then your felicitie? for I beare you recorde, that if it had bene possible, ye would haue plucked out your owne eyes, and haue giuen them vnto me.

¹⁶Am I therefore become your enemie, because I tell you the trueth?

¹⁷They are ielous ouer you amisse: yea, they woulde exclude you, that ye shoulde altogether loue them.

¹⁸But it is a good thing to loue earnestly alwayes in a good thing, and not onely when I am present with you,

¹⁹My litle children, of whome I trauaile in birth againe, vntill Christ be formed in you.

²⁰And I would I were with you nowe, that I might change my voyce: for I am in doubt of you.

²¹Tell me, ye that will be vnder the Law, doe ye not heare the Lawe?

²²For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, one by a seruant, and one by a free woman.

²³But he which was of the seruant, was borne after the flesh: and he which was of the free woman, was borne by promise.

²⁴By the which things another thing is meant: for these mothers are the two testaments, the one which is Agar of mount Sina, which gendreth vnto bondage.

²⁵(For Agar or Sina is a mountaine in Arabia, and it answereth to Hierusalem which nowe is) and she is in bondage with her children.

²⁶But Hierusalem, which is aboue, is free: which is the mother of vs all.

²⁷For it is written, Reioyce thou barren that bearest no children: breake forth, and cry, thou that trauailest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then she which hath an husband.

²⁸Therefore, brethren, wee are after the maner of Isaac, children of the promise.

²⁹But as then hee that was borne after the flesh, persecuted him that was borne after the Spirit, euen so it is nowe.

³⁰But what sayth the Scripture? Put out the seruant and her sonne: for the sonne of the seruant shall not be heire with the sonne of the free woman.

³¹Then brethren, we are not children of the seruant, but of the free woman.

Galatians 4

¹Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

²But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

³Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

⁴But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

⁵To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

⁶And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

⁷Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

⁸Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

⁹But 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?

¹⁰Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

¹¹I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

¹²Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.

¹³Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

¹⁴And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

¹⁵Where 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.

¹⁶Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

¹⁷They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

¹⁸But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

¹⁹My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

²⁰I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.

²¹Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

²²For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

²³But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

²⁴Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

²⁵For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

²⁶But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

²⁷For 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.

²⁸Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

²⁹But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

³⁰Nevertheless 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.

³¹So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.