Λέγω δέ, ἐφ᾿ ὅσον χρόνον ὁ κληρονόμος νήπιος ἐστιν, οὐδὲν διαφέρει δούλου κύριος πάντων ὤν,
NET2 Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.
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Λέγω δέ, ἐφ᾿ ὅσον χρόνον ὁ κληρονόμος νήπιος ἐστιν, οὐδὲν διαφέρει δούλου κύριος πάντων ὤν,
NET2 Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.
ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ ἐπιτρόπους ἐστὶν καὶ οἰκονόμους ἄχρι τῆς προθεσμίας τοῦ πατρός.
NET2 But he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father.
οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἤμεθα δεδουλωμένοι·
NET2 So also we, when we were minors, were enslaved under the basic forces of the world.
ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός, γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον,
NET2 But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
ἵνα τοὺς ὑπὸ νόμον ἐξαγοράσῃ, ἵνα τὴν υἱοθεσίαν ἀπολάβωμεν.
NET2 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights.
Ὅτι δέ ἐστε υἱοί, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν κρᾶζον· ἀββα ὁ πατήρ.
NET2 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls “Abba! Father!”
ὥστε οὐκέτι εἶ δοῦλος ἀλλὰ υἱός· εἰ δὲ υἱός, καὶ κληρονόμος διὰ θεοῦ.
NET2 So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if you are a son, then you are also an heir through God.
Ἀλλὰ τότε μὲν οὐκ εἰδότες θεὸν ἐδουλεύσατε τοῖς φύσει μὴ οὖσιν θεοῖς·
NET2 Formerly when you did not know God, you were enslaved to beings that by nature are not gods at all.
νῦν δὲ γνόντες θεόν (μᾶλλον δὲ γνωσθέντες ὑπὸ θεοῦ), πῶς ἐπιστρέφετε πάλιν ἐπὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ καὶ πτωχὰ στοιχεῖα οἷς πάλιν ἄνωθεν |δουλεύειν| θέλετε;
NET2 But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
ἡμέρας παρατηρεῖσθε καὶ μῆνας καὶ καιροὺς καὶ ἐνιαυτούς,
NET2 You are observing religious days and months and seasons and years.
φοβοῦμαι ὑμᾶς μή πως εἰκῇ κεκοπίακα εἰς ὑμᾶς.
NET2 I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.
Γίνεσθε ὡς ἐγώ, ὅτι καγὼ ὡς ὑμεῖς, ἀδελφοί, δέομαι ὑμῶν. οὐδέν με ἠδικήσατε·
NET2 I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!
οἴδατε δὲ ὅτι δι᾿ ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν τὸ πρότερον,
NET2 But you know it was because of a physical illness that I first proclaimed the gospel to you,
καὶ τὸν πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου οὐκ ἐξουθενήσατε οὐδὲ ἐξεπτύσατε, ἀλλὰ ὡς ἄγγελον θεοῦ ἐδέξασθε με, ὡς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν.
NET2 and though my physical condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God, as though I were Christ Jesus himself!
ποῦ οὖν ὁ μακαρισμὸς ὑμῶν; μαρτυρῶ γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰ δυνατὸν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶν ἐξορύξαντες ἐδώκατε μοι.
NET2 Where then is your sense of happiness now? For I testify about you that if it were possible, you would have pulled out your eyes and given them to me!
ὥστε ἐχθρὸς ὑμῶν γέγονα ἀληθεύων ὑμῖν;
NET2 So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
ζηλοῦσιν ὑμᾶς οὐ καλῶς, ἀλλὰ ἐκκλεῖσαι ὑμᾶς θέλουσιν, ἵνα αὐτοὺς ζηλοῦτε·
NET2 They court you eagerly, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.
καλὸν δὲ ζηλοῦσθαι ἐν καλῷ πάντοτε καὶ μὴ μόνον ἐν τῷ παρεῖναι με πρὸς ὑμᾶς.
NET2 However, it is good to be sought eagerly for a good purpose at all times, and not only when I am present with you.
|τέκνα| μου, οὓς πάλιν ὠδίνω μέχρις οὗ μορφωθῇ Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν·
NET2 My children—I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!
ἤθελον δὲ παρεῖναι πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἄρτι καὶ ἀλλάξαι τὴν φωνήν μου, ὅτι ἀποροῦμαι ἐν ὑμῖν.
NET2 I wish I could be with you now and change my tone of voice, because I am perplexed about you.
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