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Galatians 4

Third Millennium Bible TMB

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

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

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

4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

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

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

8 However that be, then when ye knew not God, ye did service unto those which by nature are not gods.

9 But now after ye have known God, or rather are known by God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements unto which ye desire again to be in bondage?

10 Ye observe days and months and times and years.

11 I am afraid for you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain.

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

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

14 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.

15 Where is then the blessedness ye spoke 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.

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

17 They zealously seek after you, but for no good; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might seek after them.

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

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

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

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

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

23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, but he of the freewoman was by promise.

24 These things are an allegory, for these are the two covenants: The one is from Mount Sinai, which engendereth bondage; this is Hagar.

25 For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to Jerusalem as it is now, and is in bondage with her children.

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

27 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 who hath a husband."

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

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

30 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."

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

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Let me explain further. As long as an heir is a child, he is no better off than a slave, even though he owns everything.

2 He is placed under the control of guardians and trustees until the time set by his father.

3 It was the same way with us. When we were children, we were slaves to the principles of this world.

4 But when the right time came, God sent his Son [into the world]. A woman gave birth to him, and he came under the control of God's laws.

5 God sent him to pay for the freedom of those who were controlled by these laws so that we would be adopted as his children.

6 Because you are God's children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into us to call out, "Abba! Father!"

7 So you are no longer slaves but God's children. Since you are God's children, God has also made you heirs.

8 When you didn't know God, you were slaves to things which are really not gods at all.

9 But now you know God, or rather, God knows you. So how can you turn back again to the powerless and bankrupt principles of this world? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?

10 You religiously observe days, months, seasons, and years!

11 I'm afraid for you. Maybe the hard work I spent on you has been wasted.

12 Brothers and sisters, I beg you to become like me. After all, I became like you were. You didn't do anything wrong to me.

13 You know that the first time I brought you the Good News I was ill.

14 Even though my illness was difficult for you, you didn't despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were God's messenger or Christ Jesus himself.

15 What happened to your positive attitude? It's a fact that if it had been possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

16 Can it be that I have become your enemy for telling you the truth?

17 These people [who distort the Good News] are devoted to you, but not in a good way. They don't want you to associate with me so that you will be devoted only to them.

18 (Devotion to a good cause is always good, even when I'm not with you.)

19 My children, I am suffering birth pains for you again until Christ is formed in you.

20 I wish I were with you right now so that I could change the tone of my voice. I'm completely puzzled by what you've done!

21 Those who want to be controlled by Moses' laws should tell me something. Are you really listening to what Moses' Teachings say?

22 Scripture says that Abraham had two sons, one by a woman who was a slave and the other by a free woman.

23 Now, the son of the slave woman was conceived in a natural way, but the son of the free woman was conceived through a promise [made to Abraham].

24 I'm going to use these historical events as an illustration. The women illustrate two arrangements. The one woman, Hagar, is the arrangement made on Mount Sinai. Her children are born into slavery.

25 Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia. She is like Jerusalem today because she and her children are slaves.

26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.

27 Scripture says: "Rejoice, women who cannot get pregnant, who cannot give birth to any children! Break into shouting, those who feel no pains of childbirth! Because the deserted woman will have more children than the woman who has a husband."

28 Now you, brothers and sisters, are children of the promise like Isaac.

29 Furthermore, at that time the son who was conceived in a natural way persecuted the son conceived in a spiritual way. That's exactly what's happening now.

30 But what does Scripture say? "Get rid of the slave woman and her son, because the son of the slave woman must never share the inheritance with the son of the free woman."

31 Brothers and sisters, we are not children of a slave woman but of the free woman.