GNT

1 λέγω δέ, ἐφ᾽ ὅσον χρόνον ὁ κληρονόμος νήπιός ἐστιν, οὐδὲν διαφέρει δούλου κύριος πάντων ὤν,

2 ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ ἐπιτρόπους ἐστὶν καὶ οἰκονόμους ἄχρι τῆς προθεσμίας τοῦ πατρός.

3 οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἤμεθα δεδουλωμένοι·

4 ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός, γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον,

5 ἵνα τοὺς ὑπὸ νόμον ἐξαγοράσῃ, ἵνα τὴν υἱοθεσίαν ἀπολάβωμεν.

6 ὅτι δέ ἐστε υἱοί, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν, κρᾶζον, αββα ὁ πατήρ.

7 ὥστε οὐκέτι εἶ δοῦλος ἀλλὰ υἱός· εἰ δὲ υἱός, καὶ κληρονόμος διὰ θεοῦ.

8 ἀλλὰ τότε μὲν οὐκ εἰδότες θεὸν ἐδουλεύσατε τοῖς φύσει μὴ οὗσιν θεοῖς·

9 νῦν δὲ γνόντες θεόν, μᾶλλον δὲ γνωσθέντες ὑπὸ θεοῦ, πῶς ἐπιστρέφετε πάλιν ἐπὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ καὶ πτωχὰ στοιχεῖα, οἷς πάλιν ἄνωθεν δουλεύειν θέλετε;

10 ἡμέρας παρατηρεῖσθε καὶ μῆνας καὶ καιροὺς καὶ ἐνιαυτούς.

11 φοβοῦμαι ὑμᾶς μή πως εἰκῇ κεκοπίακα εἰς ὑμᾶς.

12 γίνεσθε ὡς ἐγώ, ὅτι κἀγὼ ὡς ὑμεῖς, ἀδελφοί, δέομαι ὑμῶν. οὐδέν με ἠδικήσατε·

13 οἴδατε δὲ ὅτι δι᾽ ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν τὸ πρότερον,

14 καὶ τὸν πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου οὐκ ἐξουθενήσατε οὐδὲ ἐξεπτύσατε, ἀλλὰ ὡς ἄγγελον θεοῦ ἐδέξασθέ με, ὡς χριστὸν ἰησοῦν.

15 ποῦ οὗν ὁ μακαρισμὸς ὑμῶν; μαρτυρῶ γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰ δυνατὸν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶν ἐξορύξαντες ἐδώκατέ μοι.

16 ὥστε ἐχθρὸς ὑμῶν γέγονα ἀληθεύων ὑμῖν;

17 ζηλοῦσιν ὑμᾶς οὐ καλῶς, ἀλλὰ ἐκκλεῖσαι ὑμᾶς θέλουσιν, ἵνα αὐτοὺς ζηλοῦτε.

18 καλὸν δὲ ζηλοῦσθαι ἐν καλῶ πάντοτε, καὶ μὴ μόνον ἐν τῶ παρεῖναί με πρὸς ὑμᾶς,

19 τέκνα μου, οὓς πάλιν ὠδίνω μέχρις οὖ μορφωθῇ χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν·

20 ἤθελον δὲ παρεῖναι πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἄρτι, καὶ ἀλλάξαι τὴν φωνήν μου, ὅτι ἀποροῦμαι ἐν ὑμῖν.

21 λέγετέ μοι, οἱ ὑπὸ νόμον θέλοντες εἶναι, τὸν νόμον οὐκ ἀκούετε;

22 γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι ἀβραὰμ δύο υἱοὺς ἔσχεν, ἕνα ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης καὶ ἕνα ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας.

23 ἀλλ᾽ ὁ μὲν ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης κατὰ σάρκα γεγέννηται, ὁ δὲ ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας δι᾽ ἐπαγγελίας.

24 ἅτινά ἐστιν ἀλληγορούμενα· αὖται γάρ εἰσιν δύο διαθῆκαι, μία μὲν ἀπὸ ὄρους σινᾶ, εἰς δουλείαν γεννῶσα, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἁγάρ.

25 τὸ δὲ ἁγὰρ σινᾶ ὄρος ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ ἀραβίᾳ, συστοιχεῖ δὲ τῇ νῦν ἰερουσαλήμ, δουλεύει γὰρ μετὰ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς.

26 ἡ δὲ ἄνω ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐλευθέρα ἐστίν, ἥτις ἐστὶν μήτηρ ἡμῶν·

27 γέγραπται γάρ, εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα· ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον, ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα· ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.

28 ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, κατὰ ἰσαὰκ ἐπαγγελίας τέκνα ἐστέ.

29 ἀλλ᾽ ὥσπερ τότε ὁ κατὰ σάρκα γεννηθεὶς ἐδίωκεν τὸν κατὰ πνεῦμα, οὕτως καὶ νῦν.

30 ἀλλὰ τί λέγει ἡ γραφή; ἔκβαλε τὴν παιδίσκην καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς, οὐ γὰρ μὴ κληρονομήσει ὁ υἱὸς τῆς παιδίσκης μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς ἐλευθέρας.

31 διό, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐσμὲν παιδίσκης τέκνα ἀλλὰ τῆς ἐλευθέρας.

KJV

1  Now¹¹⁶¹ I say,³⁰⁰⁴ That the³⁵⁸⁸ heir,²⁸¹⁸ as long as³⁷⁴⁵ he⁵⁵⁵⁰ is²⁰⁷⁶ a child,³⁵¹⁶ differeth¹³⁰⁸ nothing³⁷⁶² from a servant,¹⁴⁰¹ though he be⁵⁶⁰⁷ lord²⁹⁶² of all;³⁹⁵⁶

2  But²³⁵ is²⁰⁷⁶ under⁵²⁵⁹ tutors²⁰¹² and²⁵³² governors³⁶²³ until⁸⁹¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ time appointed⁴²⁸⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ father.³⁹⁶²

3  Even²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ we,²²⁴⁹ when³⁷⁵³ we were²²⁵⁸ children,³⁵¹⁶ were²²⁵⁸ in bondage¹⁴⁰² under⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ elements⁴⁷⁴⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ world:²⁸⁸⁹

4  But¹¹⁶¹ when³⁷⁵³ the³⁵⁸⁸ fullness⁴¹³⁸ of the³⁵⁸⁸ time⁵⁵⁵⁰ was come,²⁰⁶⁴ God²³¹⁶ sent forth¹⁸²¹ his⁸⁴⁸ Son,⁵²⁰⁷ made¹⁰⁹⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ a woman,¹¹³⁵ made¹⁰⁹⁶ under⁵²⁵⁹ the law,³⁵⁵¹

5  To²⁴⁴³ redeem¹⁸⁰⁵ them³⁵⁸⁸ that were under⁵²⁵⁹ the law,³⁵⁵¹ that²⁴⁴³ we might receive⁶¹⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ adoption of sons.⁵²⁰⁶

6  And¹¹⁶¹ because³⁷⁵⁴ ye are²⁰⁷⁵ sons,⁵²⁰⁷ God²³¹⁶ hath sent forth¹⁸²¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of his⁸⁴⁸ Son⁵²⁰⁷ into¹⁵¹⁹ your⁵²¹⁶ hearts,²⁵⁸⁸ crying,²⁸⁹⁶ Abba,⁵ Father.³⁹⁶²

7  Wherefore⁵⁶²⁰ thou art¹⁴⁸⁸ no more³⁷⁶⁵ a servant,¹⁴⁰¹ but²³⁵ a son;⁵²⁰⁷ and¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ a son,⁵²⁰⁷ then²⁵³² an heir²⁸¹⁸ of God²³¹⁶ through¹²²³ Christ.⁵⁵⁴⁷

8  Howbeit²³⁵ then,⁵¹¹⁹ when³³⁰³ ye knew¹⁴⁹² not³⁷⁵⁶ God,²³¹⁶ ye did service¹³⁹⁸ unto them which by nature⁵⁴⁴⁹ are⁵⁶⁰⁷ no³³⁶¹ gods.²³¹⁶

9  But¹¹⁶¹ now,³⁵⁶⁸ after that ye have known¹⁰⁹⁷ God,²³¹⁶ or¹¹⁶¹ rather³¹²³ are known¹⁰⁹⁷ of⁵²⁵⁹ God,²³¹⁶ how⁴⁴⁵⁹ turn¹⁹⁹⁴ ye again³⁸²⁵ to¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ weak⁷⁷² and²⁵³² beggarly⁴⁴³⁴ elements,⁴⁷⁴⁷ whereunto³⁷³⁹ ye³⁸²⁵ desire²³⁰⁹ again⁵⁰⁹ to be in bondage?¹³⁹⁸

10  Ye observe³⁹⁰⁶ days,²²⁵⁰ and²⁵³² months,³³⁷⁶ and²⁵³² times,²⁵⁴⁰ and²⁵³² years.¹⁷⁶³

11  I am afraid⁵³⁹⁹ of you,⁵²⁰⁹ lest³³⁸¹ I have bestowed upon you labor^{2872 1519 5209} in vain.¹⁵⁰⁰

12  Brethren,⁸⁰ I beseech¹¹⁸⁹ you,⁵²¹⁶ be¹⁰⁹⁶ as⁵⁶¹³ I¹⁴⁷³ am; for³⁷⁵⁴ I²⁵⁰⁴ am as⁵⁶¹³ ye⁵²¹⁰ are: ye have not injured me at all.^{3762 91 3165}

13  Ye¹¹⁶¹ know¹⁴⁹² how³⁷⁵⁴ through¹²²³ infirmity⁷⁶⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ I preached the gospel²⁰⁹⁷ unto you⁵²¹³ at the first.⁴³⁸⁶

14  And²⁵³² my³⁴⁵⁰ temptation³⁹⁸⁶ which³⁵⁸⁸ was in¹⁷²² my³⁴⁵⁰ flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ ye despised¹⁸⁴⁸ not,³⁷⁵⁶ nor³⁷⁶¹ rejected;¹⁶⁰⁹ but²³⁵ received¹²⁰⁹ me³¹⁶⁵ as⁵⁶¹³ an angel³² of God,²³¹⁶ even as⁵⁶¹³ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ Jesus.²⁴²⁴

15  Where⁵¹⁰¹ is²²⁵⁸ then³⁷⁶⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ blessedness³¹⁰⁸ ye⁵²¹⁶ spake of? for¹⁰⁶³ I bear you record,^{3140 5213} that,³⁷⁵⁴ if¹⁴⁸⁷ it had been possible,¹⁴¹⁵ ye would have plucked out^{1846 302} your own⁵²¹⁶ eyes,³⁷⁸⁸ and have given¹³²⁵ them to me.³⁴²⁷

16  Am I therefore⁵⁶²⁰ become¹⁰⁹⁶ your⁵²¹⁶ enemy,²¹⁹⁰ because I tell you the truth?^{226 5213}

17  They zealously affect²²⁰⁶ you,⁵²⁰⁹ but not³⁷⁵⁶ well;²⁵⁷³ yea,²³⁵ they would²³⁰⁹ exclude¹⁵⁷⁶ you,⁵²⁰⁹ that²⁴⁴³ ye might affect²²⁰⁶ them.⁸⁴⁶

18  But¹¹⁶¹ it is good²⁵⁷⁰ to be zealously affected²²⁰⁶ always³⁸⁴² in¹⁷²² a good²⁵⁷⁰ thing, and²⁵³² not³³⁶¹ only³⁴⁴⁰ when I³¹⁶⁵ am present³⁹¹⁸ with⁴³¹⁴ you.⁵²⁰⁹

19  My³⁴⁵⁰ little children,⁵⁰⁴⁰ of whom³⁷³⁹ I travail in birth⁵⁶⁰⁵ again³⁸²⁵ until^{891 3757} Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ be formed³⁴⁴⁵ in¹⁷²² you,⁵²¹³

20  I¹¹⁶¹ desire²³⁰⁹ to be present³⁹¹⁸ with⁴³¹⁴ you⁵²⁰⁹ now,⁷³⁷ and²⁵³² to change²³⁶ my³⁴⁵⁰ voice;⁵⁴⁵⁶ for³⁷⁵⁴ I stand in doubt⁶³⁹ of¹⁷²² you.⁵²¹³

21  Tell³⁰⁰⁴ me,³⁴²⁷ ye that desire²³⁰⁹ to be¹⁵¹¹ under⁵²⁵⁹ the law,³⁵⁵¹ do ye not³⁷⁵⁶ hear¹⁹¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ law?³⁵⁵¹

22  For¹⁰⁶³ it is written,¹¹²⁵ that³⁷⁵⁴ Abraham¹¹ had²¹⁹² two¹⁴¹⁷ sons,⁵²⁰⁷ the one¹⁵²⁰ by¹⁵³⁷ a bondmaid,³⁸¹⁴ the²⁵³² other¹⁵²⁰ by¹⁵³⁷ a freewoman.¹⁶⁵⁸

23  But²³⁵ he^{3588 3303} who was of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ bondwoman³⁸¹⁴ was born¹⁰⁸⁰ after²⁵⁹⁶ the flesh;⁴⁵⁶¹ but¹¹⁶¹ he³⁵⁸⁸ of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ freewoman¹⁶⁵⁸ was by¹²²³ promise.¹⁸⁶⁰

24  Which things³⁷⁴⁸ are²⁰⁷⁶ an allegory:²³⁸ for¹⁰⁶³ these³⁷⁷⁸ are¹⁵²⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ two¹⁴¹⁷ covenants;¹²⁴² the one^{3391 3303} from⁵⁷⁵ the mount³⁷³⁵ Sinai,⁴⁶¹⁴ which engendereth¹⁰⁸⁰ to¹⁵¹⁹ bondage,¹³⁹⁷ which³⁷⁴⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ Hagar.²⁸

25  For¹⁰⁶³ this Hagar²⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ mount³⁷³⁵ Sinai⁴⁶¹⁴ in¹⁷²² Arabia,⁶⁸⁸ and¹¹⁶¹ answereth to⁴⁹⁶⁰ Jerusalem²⁴¹⁹ which now³⁵⁶⁸ is, and¹¹⁶¹ is in bondage¹³⁹⁸ with³³²⁶ her⁸⁴⁸ children.⁵⁰⁴³

26  But¹¹⁶¹ Jerusalem²⁴¹⁹ which is above⁵⁰⁷ is²⁰⁷⁶ free,¹⁶⁵⁸ which³⁷⁴⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ the mother³³⁸⁴ of us²²⁵⁷ all.³⁹⁵⁶

27  For¹⁰⁶³ it is written,¹¹²⁵ Rejoice,²¹⁶⁵ thou barren⁴⁷²³ that bearest⁵⁰⁸⁸ not;³⁷⁵⁶ break forth⁴⁴⁸⁶ and²⁵³² cry,⁹⁹⁴ thou that travailest⁵⁶⁰⁵ not;³⁷⁵⁶ for³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ desolate²⁰⁴⁸ hath²¹⁹² many⁴¹⁸³ more³¹²³ children⁵⁰⁴³ than²²²⁸ she which hath²¹⁹² a husband.⁴³⁵

28  Now¹¹⁶¹ we,²²⁴⁹ brethren,⁸⁰ as²⁵⁹⁶ Isaac²⁴⁶⁴ was, are²⁰⁷⁰ the children⁵⁰⁴³ of promise.¹⁸⁶⁰

29  But²³⁵ as⁵⁶¹⁸ then⁵¹¹⁹ he that was born¹⁰⁸⁰ after²⁵⁹⁶ the flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ persecuted¹³⁷⁷ him³⁵⁸⁸ that was born after²⁵⁹⁶ the Spirit,⁴¹⁵¹ even²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ it is now.³⁵⁶⁸

30  Nevertheless²³⁵ what⁵¹⁰¹ saith³⁰⁰⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ Scripture?¹¹²⁴ Cast out¹⁵⁴⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ bondwoman³⁸¹⁴ and²⁵³² her⁸⁴⁶ son:⁵²⁰⁷ for¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ son⁵²⁰⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ bondwoman³⁸¹⁴ shall not³³⁶⁴ be heir²⁸¹⁶ with³³²⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ son⁵²⁰⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ freewoman.¹⁶⁵⁸

31  So then,⁶⁸⁶ brethren,⁸⁰ we are²⁰⁷⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ children⁵⁰⁴³ of the bondwoman,³⁸¹⁴ but²³⁵ of the³⁵⁸⁸ free.¹⁶⁵⁸

Vul

1 Dico autem: quanto tempore hæres parvulus est, nihil differt a servo, cum sit dominus omnium:

2 sed sub tutoribus et actoribus est usque ad præfinitum tempus a patre:

3 ita et nos cum essemus parvuli, sub elementis mundi eramus servientes.

4 At ubi venit plenitudo temporis, misit Deus Filium suum factum ex muliere, factum sub lege,

5 ut eos, qui sub lege erant, redimeret, ut adoptionem filiorum reciperemus.

6 Quoniam autem estis filii, misit Deus Spiritum Filii sui in corda vestra, clamantem: Abba, Pater.

7 Itaque jam non est servus, sed filius: quod si filius, et hæres per Deum.

8 Sed tunc quidem ignorantes Deum, iis, qui natura non sunt dii, serviebatis.

9 Nunc autem cum cognoveritis Deum, immo cogniti sitis a Deo: quomodo convertimini iterum ad infirma et egena elementa, quibus denuo servire vultis?

10 Dies observatis, et menses, et tempora, et annos.

11 Timeo vos, ne forte sine causa laboraverim in vobis.

12 Estote sicut ego, quia et ego sicut vos: fratres, obsecro vos. Nihil me læsistis.

13 Scitis autem quia per infirmitatem carnis evangelizavi vobis jampridem: et tentationem vestram in carne mea

14 non sprevistis, neque respuistis: sed sicut angelum Dei excepistis me, sicut Christum Jesum.

15 Ubi est ergo beatitudo vestra? testimonium enim perhibeo vobis, quia, si fieri posset, oculos vestros eruissetis, et dedissetis mihi.

16 Ergo inimicus vobis factus sum, verum dicens vobis?

17 Æmulantur vos non bene: sed excludere vos volunt, ut illos æmulemini.

18 Bonum autem æmulamini in bono semper: et non tantum cum præsens sum apud vos.

19 Filioli mei, quos iterum parturio, donec formetur Christus in vobis:

20 vellem autem esse apud vos modo, et mutare vocem meam: quoniam confundor in vobis.

21 Dicite mihi qui sub lege vultis esse: legem non legistis?

22 Scriptum est enim: Quoniam Abraham duos filios habuit: unum de ancilla, et unum de libera.

23 Sed qui de ancilla, secundum carnem natus est: qui autem de libera, per repromissionem:

24 quæ sunt per allegoriam dicta. Hæc enim sunt duo testamenta. Unum quidem in monte Sina, in servitutem generans, quæ est Agar:

25 Sina enim mons est in Arabia, qui conjunctus est ei quæ nunc est Jerusalem, et servit cum filiis suis.

26 Illa autem, quæ sursum est Jerusalem, libera est, quæ est mater nostra.

27 Scriptum est enim: [Lætare sterilis, quæ non paris;
erumpe et clama, quæ non parturis:
quia multi filii desertæ,
magis quam ejus quæ habet virum.]

28 Nos autem, fratres, secundum Isaac promissionis filii sumus.

29 Sed quomodo tunc is, qui secundum carnem natus fuerat, persequebatur eum qui secundum spiritum: ita et nunc.

30 Sed quid dicit Scriptura? Ejice ancillam, et filium ejus: non enim hæres erit filius ancillæ cum filio liberæ.

31 Itaque, fratres, non sumus ancillæ filii, sed liberæ: qua libertate Christus nos liberavit.