1 But I say that as long as the son is a child, he is in no way different from a servant, though he is lord of all;2 But is under keepers and managers till the time fixed by the father.3 So we, when we were young, were kept under the first rules of the world;4 But when the time had come, God sent out his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,5 That he might make them free who were under the law, and that we might be given the place of sons.6 And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, saying, Abba, Father.7 So that you are no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, then the heritage of God is yours.8 But at that time, having no knowledge of God, you were servants to those who by right are no gods:9 But now that you have come to have knowledge of God, or more truly, God has knowledge of you, how is it that you go back again to the poor and feeble first things, desiring to be servants to them again?10 You keep days, and months, and fixed times, and years.11 I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.12 My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;13 But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;14 And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.15 Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.16 So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?17 Their interest in you is not good; but their desire is that you may be shut out, so that you may go after them.18 But it is good to have an interest in a good cause at all times, and not only when I am present with you.19 My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,20 Truly my desire is to be present with you now, using a changed voice; for I am troubled about you.21 Say, you whose desire it is to be under the law, do you not give ear to the law?22 Because it is in the Writings, that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman, and one by the free woman.23 Now the son by the servant-woman has his birth after the flesh; but the son by the free woman has his birth through the undertaking of God.24 Which things have a secret sense; because these women are the two agreements; one from the mountain of Sinai, giving birth to servants, which is Hagar.25 Now this Hagar is the mountain Sinai in Arabia, and is the image of the Jerusalem which now is: which is a servant with her children.26 But the Jerusalem on high is free, which is our mother.27 For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband.28 Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are the children of the undertaking of God.29 But as in those days he who had birth after the flesh was cruel to him who had birth after the Spirit, even so it is now.30 What then do the Writings say? Send away the servant-woman and her son; for the son of the servant-woman will not have a part in the heritage with the son of the free woman.31 So, brothers, we are not children of the servant-woman, but of the free woman.

1 λεγω δε εφ οσον χρονον ο κληρονομος νηπιος εστιν ουδεν διαφερει δουλου κυριος παντων ων2 αλλα υπο επιτροπους εστιν και οικονομους αχρι της προθεσμιας του πατρος3 ουτως και ημεις οτε ημεν νηπιοι υπο τα στοιχεια του κοσμου ημεν δεδουλωμενοι4 οτε δε ηλθεν το πληρωμα του χρονου εξαπεστειλεν ο θεος τον υιον αυτου γενομενον εκ γυναικος γενομενον υπο νομον5 ινα τους υπο νομον εξαγοραση ινα την υιοθεσιαν απολαβωμεν6 οτι δε εστε υιοι εξαπεστειλεν ο θεος το πνευμα του υιου αυτου εις τας καρδιας υμων κραζον αββα ο πατηρ7 ωστε ουκετι ει δουλος αλλ υιος ει δε υιος και κληρονομος θεου δια χριστου8 αλλα τοτε μεν ουκ ειδοτες θεον εδουλευσατε τοις μη φυσει ουσιν θεοις9 νυν δε γνοντες θεον μαλλον δε γνωσθεντες υπο θεου πως επιστρεφετε παλιν επι τα ασθενη και πτωχα στοιχεια οις παλιν ανωθεν δουλευειν θελετε10 ημερας παρατηρεισθε και μηνας και καιρους και ενιαυτους11 φοβουμαι υμας μηπως εικη κεκοπιακα εις υμας12 γινεσθε ως εγω οτι καγω ως υμεις αδελφοι δεομαι υμων ουδεν με ηδικησατε13 οιδατε δε οτι δι ασθενειαν της σαρκος ευηγγελισαμην υμιν το προτερον14 και τον πειρασμον μου τον εν τη σαρκι μου ουκ εξουθενησατε ουδε εξεπτυσατε αλλ ως αγγελον θεου εδεξασθε με ως χριστον ιησουν15 τις ουν ην ο μακαρισμος υμων μαρτυρω γαρ υμιν οτι ει δυνατον τους οφθαλμους υμων εξορυξαντες αν εδωκατε μοι16 ωστε εχθρος υμων γεγονα αληθευων υμιν17 ζηλουσιν υμας ου καλως αλλα εκκλεισαι υμας θελουσιν ινα αυτους ζηλουτε18 καλον δε το ζηλουσθαι εν καλω παντοτε και μη μονον εν τω παρειναι με προς υμας19 τεκνια μου ους παλιν ωδινω αχρις ου μορφωθη χριστος εν υμιν20 ηθελον δε παρειναι προς υμας αρτι και αλλαξαι την φωνην μου οτι απορουμαι εν υμιν21 λεγετε μοι οι υπο νομον θελοντες ειναι τον νομον ουκ ακουετε22 γεγραπται γαρ οτι αβρααμ δυο υιους εσχεν ενα εκ της παιδισκης και ενα εκ της ελευθερας23 αλλ ο μεν εκ της παιδισκης κατα σαρκα γεγεννηται ο δε εκ της ελευθερας δια της επαγγελιας24 ατινα εστιν αλληγορουμενα αυται γαρ εισιν αι δυο διαθηκαι μια μεν απο ορους σινα εις δουλειαν γεννωσα ητις εστιν αγαρ25 το γαρ αγαρ σινα ορος εστιν εν τη αραβια συστοιχει δε τη νυν ιερουσαλημ δουλευει δε μετα των τεκνων αυτης26 η δε ανω ιερουσαλημ ελευθερα εστιν ητις εστιν μητηρ παντων ημων27 γεγραπται γαρ ευφρανθητι στειρα η ου τικτουσα ρηξον και βοησον η ουκ ωδινουσα οτι πολλα τα τεκνα της ερημου μαλλον η της εχουσης τον ανδρα28 ημεις δε αδελφοι κατα ισαακ επαγγελιας τεκνα εσμεν29 αλλ ωσπερ τοτε ο κατα σαρκα γεννηθεις εδιωκεν τον κατα πνευμα ουτως και νυν30 αλλα τι λεγει η γραφη εκβαλε την παιδισκην και τον υιον αυτης ου γαρ μη κληρονομηση ο υιος της παιδισκης μετα του υιου της ελευθερας31 αρα αδελφοι ουκ εσμεν παιδισκης τεκνα αλλα της ελευθερας