1 But I say the heir, for as long a time as he is a child, differs nothing from a bondman though he is lord of all.
2 Instead he is under stewards and managers until the time appointed from the father.
3 And so when we were children, we were in bondage under the rudiments of the world.
4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born from a woman, born under law,
5 so that he might redeem those under law, so that we might receive the sonship.
6 And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7 So that thou are no longer a bondman but a son, and if a son, then an heir through Christ.
8 But of course not knowing God then, ye were in bondage to those in nature who are not gods,
9 but now knowing God, but rather being known by God, how is it ye turn again to the weak and destitute elements to which ye desire again to be in bondage anew?
10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11 I am afraid of you, lest somehow I have labored toward you in vain.
12 I beseech you, brothers, become like me, because I also am like ye. Ye wronged me in nothing.
13 But ye know that through a weakness of the flesh I preached the good-news to you the first time.
14 And ye did not disdain, nor did ye reject my trial in my flesh, but ye received me as an agent of God, as Christ Jesus.
15 Where then is your satisfaction? For I testify to you, that if possible, having plucked your eyes out, ye would have given them to me.
16 So then have I become your enemy telling you the truth?
17 They are zealous for you but not honorably. They want to exclude you, so that ye may be zealous for them.
18 But to be zealous of is always good in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
19 My little children, of whom I suffer birth pains again until Christ is formed in you.
20 But I was wishing to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed at you.
21 Tell me those desiring to be under law, do ye not hear the law?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the freewoman.
23 But in fact, the man from the servant girl was born according to flesh, but the man from the freewoman through promise.
24 Which things are allegorized, for these are two covenants, indeed one from mount Sinai giving birth for bondage, which is Hagar.
25 For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and it corresponds to the present Jerusalem, and is in bondage with her children.
26 But the Jerusalem above is free, which is mother of us all.
27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren woman not giving birth. Burst forth and shout, thou not suffering birth pains, because many more are the children of the desolate than of her who has the husband.
28 Now we, brothers, who correspond to Isaac, are children of promise.
29 But just as then, the man who was born according to flesh persecuted the man according to Spirit, so also now.
30 Nevertheless, what does the scripture say? Send away the servant girl and her son, for the son of the servant girl will, no, not inherit with the son of the freewoman.
31 So then, brothers, we are not children of a servant girl, but of the freewoman.
1 And I saye that the heyre as longe as he is a chylde differth not from a servaunt though he be Lorde of all
2 but is vnder tuters and governers vntill the tyme appoynted of the father.
3 Even so we as longe as we were chyldren were in bondage vnder the ordinaunces of the worlde.
4 But when the tyme was full come God sent his sonne borne of a woman and made bonde vnto ye lawe
5 to redeme the which were vnder the lawe: yt we thorow eleccion myght receave the inheritauce yt belongeth vnto the naturall sonnes.
6 Be cause ye are sonnes God hath sent the sprete of his sonne in to oure hertes which cryeth Abba father.
7 Wherfore now thou art not a servaunt but a sonne. Yf thou be ye sonne thou arte also the heyre of God thorow Christ.
8 Notwithstondinge whe ye knewe not God ye dyd service vnto them which by nature were no goddes.
9 But now seinge ye knowe god (yee rather are knowe of God) how is it that ye tourne agayne vnto the weake and bedgarly cerimonies whervnto agayne ye desyre afresshe to be in bondage?
10 Ye observe dayes and monethes and tymes and yeares.
11 I am in feare of you lest I have bestowed on you laboure in vayne.
12 Brethern I besech you be ye as I am: for I am as ye are. Ye have not hurte me at all.
13 Ye knowe how thorow infirmite of the flesshe I preached the gospell vnto you at the fyrst.
14 And my temptacion which I suffered by reason of my flesshe ye despysed not nether abhorred: but receaved me as an angell of god: ye as Christ Iesus.
15 How happy were ye then? for I beare you recorde that yf it had bene possible ye wolde have plucked out youre awne eyes and have geven them to me.
16 Am I therfore become youre enemie because I tell you the truth?
17 They are gelous over you amysse. Ye they intede to exclude you that ye shuld be feruet to them warde.
18 It is good alwayes to be fervent so it be in a good thinge and not only whe I am present with you.
19 My littel children (of whom I travayle in birth againe vntill Christ be fassioned in you)
20 I wolde I were with you now and coulde chaunge my voyce: for I stonde in a doute of you
21 Tell me ye that desyre to be vnder the lawe have ye not hearde of the lawe?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sonnes ye one by a bonde mayde the other by a fre woman.
23 Yee and he which was of the bonde woman was borne after the flesshe: but he which was of the fre woman was borne by promes.
24 Which thinges betoken mystery. For these wemen are two testamentes the one fro the mounte Sina which gendreth vnto bondage which is Agar.
25 For mounte Sina is called Agar in Arabia and bordreth vpo the citie which is now Ierusalem and is in bondage with her chyldren.
26 But Ierusalem which is above is fre: which is the mother of vs all.
27 For it is written: reioyce thou bare that bearest no chyldre: breake forthe and crye thou that travelest not. For the desolate hath many moo chyldren then she which hath an husband.
28 Brethre we are after the maner of Isaac chyldren of promes.
29 But as then he yt was borne carnally persecuted him that was borne spiritually. Even so is it now.
30 Neverthelesse what sayth the scripture: put awaye the bonde woman and her sonne. For the sonne of the bonde woma shall not be heyre with the sonne of ye fre woman.
31 So then brethren we are not chyldre of the bonde woman: but of the fre woman.