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GAL. IV. 1-6.

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

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a Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ, Col. ii. 8. Wherefore if ye dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordi

nances? 20.

VER. 4.

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Οτε δὲ ἦλθε τὸ πλήρωμα του χρόνου, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ γενόἐκ γυναικὸς, γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον,

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

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hold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear
a son, and shall call his name Im-
manuel, Isa. vii. 14. How long wilt
thou go about, O thou backsliding
daughter? for the LORD hath created
a new thing in the earth, A woman
shall compass a man, Jer. xxxi. 22.
Now all this was done, that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord
by the prophet, saying, Behold, a vir-
gin shall be with child, and shall bring
forth a son, and they shall call his
name Immanuel; which being inter-
preted, is, God with us, Matt. i. 22, 23.
And the angel said unto her, Fear
not, Mary; for thou hast found favour
with God. And, behold, thou shalt
conceive in thy womb, and bring forth
a son, and shalt call his name JESUS,
Luke i. 30, 31.

b And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him, Matt. iii. 15. And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; (As it is written in the law of the Lord; Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons, Luke i. 21-24. Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers, Rom. xv. 8.

a See on Mark i. ver. 15. clause 1. b See on John viii. ver. 42. clause 3. See on Matt.xiv. ver. 33. clause 2. d And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, John i. 14. Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh, Rom. i. 3. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and be came obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, Phil. ii. 6—8.

e And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel, Gen. iii. 15. Therefore the LonD himself shall give you a sign ; Be- |

VER. 5.

Ἵνα τοὺς ὑπὸ νόμον ἐξαγοράσῃ, ἵνα τὴν υἱοθεσίαν ἀπολάβωμεν.

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

a See on Matt. xx. ver. 28. clauses 3, 4.

b See on Luke xv. ver. 22. clause 2.

VER. 6.

Οτι δέ ἐστε υἱοὶ, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς Tò IIveμa rou vioù autoũ siç ràs xapdlas ὑμῶν, κράζον, ̓Αββᾶ, ὁ πατήρ.

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GAL. IV. 6-16.

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

a See on Rom. v. ver. 5. clause 3.
b See on John xiv. ver. 26. clause 2.

VER. 7.

Ωστε οὐκ ἔτι εἶ δοῦλος, ἀλλ ̓ υἱός· εἰ δὲ υἱὸς, καὶ κληρονόμος Θεοῦ διὰ Χριστοῦ.

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

a See on Matt. v. ver. 16. clause 3.

b See on Heb. i. ver. 14. clause 3.

VER. 8.

̓Αλλὰ τότε μὲν οὐκ εἰδότες Θεὸν, ἔδου- 1 Cor. ii. 3. For his letters, say λεύσατε τοῖς μὴ φύσει οὖσι θεοῖς·

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

a See on Acts xiv. ver. 15, 16.

VER. 9.

Νῦν δὲ, γνόντες Θεὸν, μᾶλλον δὲ γνωσθέντες ὑπὸ Θεοῦ, πῶς ἐπιστρέφετε πάλιν ἐπὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ καὶ πτωχὰ στοιχεῖα, οἷς πάλιν ἄνωθεν δουλεύειν θέλετε ;

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But now, a after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again b to the weak and beggarly t elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

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VER. 12.

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Γίνεσθε ὡς ἐγὼ, ὅτι κἀγὼ ὡς ὑμεῖς· ἀδελ φοί, δέομαι ὑμῶν· οὐδέν με ἠδικήσατε

Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are : ye have not injured

me at all.

VER. 13.

Οἴδατε δὲ ὅτι δι ̓ ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν τὸ πρότερον

a Ye know how through infirmity of the Resh I preached the Gospel unto you at the first.

a And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling,

* Or, back.

+ Or, rudiments.

a See on Matt. xi. ver. 27. clause 3. bSee on ver. 3.

VER. 10.

Ημέρας παρατηρεῖσθε, καὶ μῆνας, καὶ καιροὺς, καὶ ἐνιαυτούς.

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

a See on Rom. xiv. ver. 5. clause 1.

VER. 11. Φοβοῦμαι ὑμᾶς, μή πως εἰκῆ κεκοπίακα εἰς ὑμᾶς.

a I am afraid of you, lest I have best owed upon you labour in vain.

a For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain, 1 Thess. iii. 5.

they, are weighty and powerful ; but his bodily presence is weak, and his But though I be rude in speech, yet speech contemptible, 2 Cor. x. 10. not in knowledge, xi. 6. And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure, xii. 7.

VER. 14.

Καὶ τὸν πειρασμόν μου τὸν ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου οὐκ ἐξουθενήσατε, οὐδὲ ἐξεπτύσατε, ἀλλ ̓ ὡς ἄγγελον Θεοῦ ἐδέξασθέ με, ὡς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν.

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

a See on Matt. x. ver. 40. clause 1.

VER. 15.

Τίς οὖν ἦν ὁ μακαρισμὸς ὑμῶν; μαρα τυρῶ γὰρ ὑμῖν, ὅτι, εἰ δυνατὸν, τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶν ἐξορύξαντες ἂν ἐδώκατέ μοι.

*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 * Or, what was then. VER. 16.

me.

Ωστε ἐχθρὸς ὑμῶν γέγονα ἀληθεύων

ὑμῖν ;

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

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Ηθελον δὲ παρεῖναι πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἄρτι, καὶ ἀλλάξαι τὴν φωνήν μου· ὅτι ἀποροῦμαι ἐν ὑμῖν.

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

* Or, am perplexed for you.

VER. 21.

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a And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing : I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram

hearkened to the voice of Sarai. And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram, to be his wife. And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived; and, when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes, Gen. xvi. 24. And Hagar bare Abram a son; and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael, 15. And the LORD visited Sarah to Sarah as he had spoken: For Sarah

as he had said, and the LORD did un

conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him, xxi. 1, 2.

VER. 23.

̓Αλλ ̓ ὁ μὲν ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης, κατὰ σάρκα γεγέννηται· ὁ δὲ ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας, διὰ τῆς ἐπαγγελίας.

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

a Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, in Isaac, shall thy seed be called, That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God : but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son, Rom. ix. 7—9.

VER. 24.

“Ατινά ἐστιν ἀλληγορούμενα· αὗτα ιγάς εἰσιν αἱ δύο διαθῆκαι· μία μὲν ἀπὸ ὄρους

Λέγετέ μοι οἱ ὑπὸ νόμον θέλοντες εἶναι, Σινᾶ, εἰς δουλείαν γεννῶσα, ἥτις ἐστὶν

τὸν νόμον ἀκούετε ;

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

VER. 22. Γέγραπται γὰρ, ὅτι ̔Αβραὰμ δύο υἱοὺς ἔσχεν, ἕνα ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης, καὶ ἐνα ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας

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

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̓Αλλὰ τί λέγει ἡ γραφή; Εκβαλε τὴν παιδίσκην καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς· οὐ γὰρ μὴ

3 But Jerusalem which is above is free, κληρονομήσῃ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς παιδίσκης μετὰ which is the mother of us all.

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τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς ἐλευθέρας.

* But ye are come unto mount Sion, a Nevertheless what saith the Scripand unto the city of the living God, ture? Cast out the bondwoman and her the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an in-son: for the son of the bondwoman`shall numerable company of angels, Heb. xii. 22. And I John saw the holy city, man. not be heir with the son of the freewonew Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband, Rev. xxi. 2. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 10.

VER. 27.

Γέγραπται γάρ· Εὐφράνθητι στεῖρα ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα· ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον ἡ οὐκ ἀδίνουσα· ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.

a 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.

a Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD, Isa. liv. 1.

VER. 28.

a Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bond-woman and her son: for the son of this bond-woIman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, because of his son. And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight, because of the lad, and because of thy bond-woman : in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called, Gen. xxi. 10-12.

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a Stand fast therefore bin the liberty Ἡμεῖς δὲ, ἀδελφοί, κατὰ Ἰσαὰκ, ἐπαγ· wherewith Christ hath made us free, γελίας τέκνα ἐσμέν.

a Now brethren, as Isaac was, are

we,

the children of promise.

a See on Matt. iii. ver. 9. clause 2.

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cand be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

a See on John viii. ver. 31.

b See on John viii. ver. 32. clause 2. c See on Matt. xxiii. ver. 4.

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VER. 3.

GAL. V, 3-10.

Μαρτύρομαι δὲ πάλιν παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ περιτεμνομένῳ, ὅτι ὀφειλέτης ἐστὶν ὅλον | τὸν νόμον ποιῆσαι.

a For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

a For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things written in the book of the law to do them, Gal. iii. 10.

VER. 4.

Κατηργήθητε ἀπὸ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, οἵτινες ἐν νόμῳ δικαιοῦσθε· τῆς χάριτος ἐξεπέσατε. a Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law: ye are fallen from grace.

a But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone, Rom. ix. 31,

32.

VER. 5.

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love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father, 1 Thess. 1. 3. Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, Ó vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also,

Ἡμεῖς γὰρ Πνεύματι ἐκ πίστεως ἐλ- Jam, ii. 17-26. πίδα δικαιοσύνης ἀπεκδεχόμεθα.

a For we through the Spirit wait for bthe hope of righteousness by faith.

a For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for yet what a man seeth, why doth he hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it, Rom. viii. 24, 25.

VER. 7.

Ἐτρέχετε καλῶς· τίς ὑμᾶς ἀνέκοψε τῇ ἀληθείᾳ μὴ πείθεσθαι ;

you

Ye did run well; who did hinder that should not obey the truth? ye

b That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord, Rom. v. 21.

VER. 6.

Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τι Ισχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία, ἀλλὰ πίστις δι ̓ ἀγάπης ἐνεργουμένη.

a For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcisian; but faith which worketh by love.

a See on Rom. ii. ver. 28, 29. b Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of

* Or, drive you back?

VER. 8.

Ἡ πεισμονὴ οὐκ ἐκ τοῦ καλοῦντος ὑμᾶς. This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

VER. 9.

Μικρὰ ζύμη ὅλον τὸ φύραμα ζυμοῖ.

a A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

a See on Matt. xiii. ver. 33.

VER. 10.

Ἐγὼ πέποιθα εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν Κυρίῳ, ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο φρονήσετε· ὁ δὲ ταράσσων ὑμᾶς βαστάσει τὸ κρίμα, ὅστις ἂν 7.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise

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