Now I say
, That the heir
, as long as
he is
a child
, differeth
nothing
from a servant
, though he be
lord
of all
;
But is
under
tutors
and
governors
until
the time appointed
of the father
.
Even so
we
, when
we were
children
, were
in bondage
under
the elements
of the world
:
But when
the fulness
of the time
was come
, God
sent forth
his
Son
, made
of
a woman
, made
under
the law
,
To redeem
them that were under
the law
, that
we might receive
the adoption of sons
.
And because
ye are
sons
, God
hath sent forth
the Spirit
of his
Son
into
your
hearts
, crying
, Abba
, Father
.
Wherefore thou art
no more
a servant
, but
a son
; and
if
a son
, then
an heir
of God
through
Christ
.
Howbeit then
, when ye knew
not
God
, ye did service
unto them which by nature
are
no
gods
.
But 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
?
Ye observe days
, and
months
, and
times
, and
years
.
I am afraid of you
, lest
I have bestowed
upon
you
labour
in vain
.
Brethren, I beseech
you
, be
as
I
am ; for
I
am as
ye
are : ye have not injured
me
at all
.
Ye know
how
through
infirmity
of the flesh
I preached the gospel
unto you
at the first
.
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
.
Where 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
.
Am I therefore
become
your
enemy
, because I tell
you
the truth
?
They zealously affect you
, but not
well
; yea
, they would
exclude
you
, that
ye might affect
them
.
But it is good
to be zealously affected
always
in
a good
thing , and
not
only
when
I
am present
with
you
.
My little children
, of whom
I travail in birth
again
until
Christ
be formed
in
you
,
I desire
to be present
with
you
now
, and
to change
my
voice
; for
I stand in doubt
of
you
.
Tell me
, ye that desire
to be
under
the law
, do ye
not
hear
the law
?
For it is written
, that
Abraham
had
two
sons
, the one
by
a bondmaid
,
the other
by
a freewoman
.
But he
who was of
the bondwoman
was born
after
the flesh
; but
he of
the freewoman
was by
promise
.
Which things are
an allegory
: for
these
are
the two
covenants
; the one
from
the mount
Sinai
, which gendereth
to
bondage
, which
is
Agar
.
For this Agar
is
mount
Sinai
in
Arabia
, and
answereth
to Jerusalem
which
now is
, and
is in bondage
with
her
children
.
But Jerusalem
which is above
is
free
, which
is
the mother
of us
all
.
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 which hath
an husband
.
Now we
, brethren
, as
Isaac
was
, are
the children
of promise
.
But as
then
he that was born
after
the flesh
persecuted
him that was born after
the Spirit
, even
so
it is now
.
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
.
So then, brethren
, we are
not
children
of the bondwoman
, but
of the free
.