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

<>heir, <>child, <>servant, <>lord of all

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

<>time appointed

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

<>vv. 3-4, <>in bondage, <>the elements

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

<>vv. 3-4, <>his Son, made of a woman, <>woman

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

<>To redeem them … that we might receive the adoption, <>redeem, <>the adoption of sons, <>adoption

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

<>the Spirit of his Son, <>the Spirit of his Son … crying, Abba, Father

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

<>thou art … a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ

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

<>ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods

9 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 have known God, or rather are known of God, <>are known of God, <>how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements

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

<>Ye observe … times

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

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

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

<>through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel, <>preached the gospel, <>the gospel

14 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.

<>my temptation which was in my flesh, <>ye … received me as an angel of God, <>despised

15 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.

<>if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes

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

<>v. 16, <>the truth

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

<>v. 17, <>They zealously affect you, but not well, <>zealously

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

<>zealously affected … in a good thing

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

<>birth, <>Christ be formed in you

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

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

<>do ye not hear the law?, <>hear the law

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

<>it is written, <>Abraham, <>had two sons, <>a bondmaid … a freewoman

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

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

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

<>vv. 25-26

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

<>vv. 25-26, <>Jerusalem which is above

27 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.

<>Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not, <>children, <>husband

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

<>Isaac

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

<>persecuted

30 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.

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