1 λεγω δε, εφ οσον χρονον ο κληρονομος νηπιος εστιν, ουδεν διαφερει δουλου, κυριος παντων ων, 2 αλλα υπο επιτροπους εστιν και οικονομους αχρι της προθεσμιας του πατρος. 3 ουτως και ημεις, οτε ημεν νηπιοι, υπο τα στοιχεια του κοσμου ημεν δεδουλωμενοι· 4 οτε δε ηλθεν το πληρωμα του χρονου, εξαπεστειλεν ο θεος τον υιον αυτου, γενομενον εκ γυναικος, γενομενον υπο νομον, 5 ινα τους υπο νομον εξαγοραση, ινα την υιοθεσιαν απολαβωμεν. 6 οτι δε εστε υιοι, εξαπεστειλεν ο θεος το πνευμα του υιου αυτου εις τας καρδιας υμων, κραζον· αββα ο πατηρ. 7 ωστε ουκετι ει δουλος, αλλ υιος· ει δε υιος, και κληρονομος θεου δια χριστου. 8 αλλα τοτε μεν ουκ ειδοτες θεον εδουλευσατε τοις μη φυσει ουσιν θεοις· 9 νυν δε γνοντες θεον, μαλλον δε γνωσθεντες υπο θεου, πως επιστρεφετε παλιν επι τα ασθενη και πτωχα στοιχεια, οις παλιν ανωθεν δουλευειν θελετε; 10 ημερας παρατηρεισθε και μηνας και καιρους και ενιαυτους! 11 φοβουμαι υμας μηπως εικη κεκοπιακα εις υμας. 12 γινεσθε ως εγω, οτι καγω ως υμεις, αδελφοι, δεομαι υμων. ουδεν με ηδικησατε. 13 οιδατε δε οτι δι ασθενειαν της σαρκος ευηγγελισαμην υμιν το προτερον, 14 και τον πειρασμον μου τον εν τη σαρκι μου ουκ εξουθενησατε ουδε εξεπτυσατε, αλλ ως αγγελον θεου εδεξασθε με, ως χριστον ιησουν. 15 τις ουν ην ο μακαρισμος υμων; μαρτυρω γαρ υμιν οτι ει δυνατον τους οφθαλμους υμων εξορυξαντες αν εδωκατε μοι. 16 ωστε εχθρος υμων γεγονα αληθευων υμιν; 17 ζηλουσιν υμας ου καλως, αλλα εκκλεισαι υμας θελουσιν, ινα αυτους ζηλουτε. 18 καλον δε το ζηλουσθαι εν καλω παντοτε και μη μονον εν τω παρειναι με προς υμας. 19 τεκνια μου, ους παλιν ωδινω, αχρι ου μορφωθη χριστος εν υμιν! 20 ηθελον δε παρειναι προς υμας αρτι και αλλαξαι την φωνην μου, οτι απορουμαι εν υμιν. 21 λεγετε μοι οι υπο νομον θελοντες ειναι· τον νομον ουκ ακουετε; 22 γεγραπται γαρ οτι αβρααμ δυο υιους εσχεν, ενα εκ της παιδισκης και ενα εκ της ελευθερας. 23 αλλ ο μεν εκ της παιδισκης κατα σαρκα γεγεννηται, ο δε εκ της ελευθερας δια της επαγγελιας. 24 ατινα εστιν αλληγορουμενα. αυται γαρ εισιν δυο διαθηκαι, μια μεν απο ορους σινα, εις δουλειαν γεννωσα, ητις εστιν αγαρ· 25 το γαρ αγαρ σινα ορος εστιν εν τη αραβια, συστοιχει δε τη νυν ιερουσαλημ, δουλευει δε μετα των τεκνων αυτης· 26 η δε ανω ιερουσαλημ ελευθερα εστιν, ητις εστιν μητηρ παντων ημων. 27 γεγραπται γαρ· ευφρανθητι στειρα η ου τικτουσα, ρηξον και βοησον η ουκ ωδινουσα· οτι πολλα τα τεκνα της ερημου μαλλον η της εχουσης τον ανδρα. 28 ημεις δε, αδελφοι, κατα ισαακ επαγγελιας τεκνα εσμεν. 29 αλλ ωσπερ τοτε ο κατα σαρκα γεννηθεις εδιωκεν τον κατα πνευμα, ουτως και νυν. 30 αλλα τι λεγει η γραφη; εκβαλε την παιδισκην και τον υιον αυτης· ου μη γαρ κληρονομησει ο υιος της παιδισκης μετα του υιου της ελευθερας. 31 αρα, αδελφοι, ουκ εσμεν παιδισκης τεκνα, αλλα της ελευθερας.
Galatians · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Galatians 4 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (30)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Galatians 4:23; Galatians 4:29; Genesis 24:2–3
- 3 Colossians 2:20; Colossians 2:8; Galatians 4:9; Galatians 2:4; Galatians 4:31–5:1
- 4 Isaiah 7:14; Mark 1:15; Romans 1:3; John 1:14; Matthew 1:23
- 5 Hebrews 9:15; Ephesians 1:5; 1 Peter 1:18–20; Ephesians 1:7; Galatians 3:13
- 6 Romans 8:15–17; Romans 5:5; Romans 8:9; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Ephesians 2:18
- 7 Galatians 3:29–4:2; Romans 8:16–17; Galatians 3:26; 1 Corinthians 3:21–23; Galatians 4:5–6
- 8 1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:5; Ephesians 2:11–12; 1 Corinthians 10:19–20
- 9 1 Corinthians 8:3; Galatians 3:3; Romans 8:3; 1 John 5:20; 2 Peter 2:20
- 10 Colossians 2:16–17; Romans 14:5; Leviticus 23:1–44; Numbers 28:1–29; Leviticus 25:13
- 11 1 Thessalonians 3:5; Philippians 2:16; 2 John 8; Galatians 2:2; Galatians 4:20
- 12 2 Corinthians 2:5; 1 Kings 22:4; 1 Corinthians 9:20–23; Genesis 34:15; Galatians 6:14
- 13 1 Corinthians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 12:7–10; 2 Corinthians 11:30; 2 Corinthians 10:10; Galatians 1:6
- 14 Matthew 10:40; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 13:2; 2 Samuel 19:27; 2 Corinthians 5:20
- 15 Romans 5:2; Colossians 4:13; 1 John 3:16–18; Romans 9:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:13
- 16 Amos 5:10; Proverbs 9:8; John 8:45; Galatians 5:7; Psalm 141:5
- 17 2 Corinthians 11:13–15; Romans 16:18; 2 Peter 2:3; Matthew 23:15; 1 Corinthians 4:8
- 18 Philippians 2:12; Revelation 3:19; Philippians 1:27; Psalm 119:139; 1 Corinthians 15:58
- 19 Ephesians 4:13; Romans 13:14; Romans 8:29; Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 4:12
- 20 1 Thessalonians 2:17–18; 1 Corinthians 4:19–21; 1 Thessalonians 3:9
- 21 Galatians 3:10; Romans 3:19; Matthew 22:29–32; Galatians 3:23–24; Galatians 4:9
- 22 Genesis 16:15; Genesis 21:10; Genesis 21:1–2; Genesis 16:2–4
- 23 Hebrews 11:11; Romans 9:7–8; Genesis 21:1–2; Genesis 18:10–14; Galatians 4:28–29
- 24 Genesis 21:9–13; Hosea 11:10; 1 Corinthians 10:11; Hebrews 10:15–18; Hebrews 12:24
- 25 Matthew 23:37; Galatians 1:17; Psalm 68:17; Psalm 68:8; Deuteronomy 33:2
- 26 Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 21:2; Philippians 3:20; Micah 4:1–2; Revelation 3:12
- 27 Isaiah 54:1–5; Psalm 113:9; Ruth 4:14–16; 1 Samuel 2:5; 1 Timothy 5:5
- 28 Galatians 4:23; Romans 9:8–9; Romans 4:13–18; Galatians 3:29; Acts 3:25
- 29 Genesis 21:9; Romans 8:13; Galatians 5:11; 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15; Galatians 4:23
- 30 Genesis 21:10–12; John 8:35; Romans 8:15–17; Galatians 3:22; Romans 4:3
- 31 Galatians 5:13; Galatians 5:1; John 8:36; John 1:12–13; 1 John 3:1–2
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… in what sense [God] says, "That is a people who was not a people; and she is beloved who was not beloved;" and in what sense He says that "more are the children of her that was desolate, than of her who possessed a husband." For in reference to these points, and others of a like nature, the apostle exclaims: …
For she had "been the wife of one man," had requited her parents, had guided her house piously, was "well-reported of for good works," had "brought up children," as often travailing in birth of them as she saw them swerving from Thee.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For that He did come forth of the Virgin's flesh, He hath declared by speaking of "that which was conceived in her;" and Paul, by saying, "made of a woman;" whereby he stops the mouths of them that say, Christ came among us as through some conduit.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For God sent forth His Son, says Paul, not made of a man and a woman, but made of a woman only, that is of a virgin.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… (di' ou) ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son," and "Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by (dia) the will of God;" and again, "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God." And "like as Christ was raised up from the dead by (dia) the glory of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)