Galatians 4, side by side

¹But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,

¹Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

²but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.

²But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

³So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

³Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

⁴But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,

⁴But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

⁵that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children.

⁵To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

⁶And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”

⁶And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

⁷So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

⁷Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

⁸However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.

⁸Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

⁹But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

⁹But 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?

¹⁰You observe days, months, seasons, and years.

¹⁰Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

¹¹I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.

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

¹²I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

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

¹³but you know that because of weakness in the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time.

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

¹⁴That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you didn’t despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

¹⁴And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

¹⁵What was the blessing you enjoyed? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

¹⁵Where 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.

¹⁶So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

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

¹⁷They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.

¹⁷They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

¹⁸But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.

¹⁸But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

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

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

²⁰but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.

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

²¹Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law?

²¹Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

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

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

²³However, the son by the servant was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.

²³But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

²⁴These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.

²⁴Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

²⁵For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.

²⁵For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

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

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

²⁷For it is written, “Rejoice, you barren who don’t bear. Break out and shout, you who don’t travail. For the desolate have more children than her who has a husband.”

²⁷For 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.

²⁸Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

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

²⁹But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.

²⁹But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

³⁰However what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the servant and her son, for the son of the servant will not inherit with the son of the free woman.”

³⁰Nevertheless 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.

³¹So then, brothers, we are not children of a servant, but of the free woman.

³¹So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.