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Galatians 4:8-28

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8 However then, when ye did not know God, ye did service unto those who by nature are not gods.

8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.

9 But now, having known God, or rather being known of God, how do ye turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, in which ye desire again to be in slavery?

9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces ? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

10 Ye observe days and months and times and years.

10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!

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

11 I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.

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

12 I plead with you, brothers and sisters, become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong.

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

13 As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you,

14 And my affliction which was in my flesh ye did not despise, nor reject but ye received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

14 and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself.

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.

15 Where, then, is your blessing of me now? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

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

16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

17 They are zealous after you, but not for good; they would exclude you from us, that ye might be zealous after them.

17 Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them.

18 It is good to be always zealous to do good, and not only when I am present with you.

18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.

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

19 My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,

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

20 how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!

21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, have ye not heard the law?

21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says?

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

22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

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

23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.

24 Which things are an allegory; for these women are the two covenants: the one from the Mount Sinai, which begat unto slavery, which is Hagar.

24 These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar.

25 For this Hagar or Sinai is a mount in Arabia, which corresponds to the one that is now Jerusalem, which together with her children is in slavery.

25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

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

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

27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth into praise and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate has many more children than she who has a husband.

27 For it is written: “Be glad, barren woman, you who never bore a child; shout for joy and cry aloud, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”

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

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