Galatians

Urges believers to stand firm in the freedom Christ has given and not return to the law for salvation.

Chapter 4

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

Geneva: Then I say, that the heire as long as hee is a childe, differeth nothing fro a seruant, though he be Lord of all,

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

Geneva: But is vnder tutours and gouernours, vntil the time appointed of the Father.

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

Geneva: Euen so, we when wee were children, were in bondage vnder the rudiments of the world.

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

Geneva: But when the fulnesse of time was come, God sent forth his Sonne made of a woman, and made vnder the Lawe,

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

Geneva: That hee might redeeme them which were vnder the Law, that we might receiue the adoption of the sonnes.

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

Geneva: And because ye are sonnes, God hath sent foorth the Spirit of his Sonne into your heartes, which crieth, Abba, Father.

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

Geneva: Wherefore, thou art no more a seruant, but a sonne: now if thou be a sone, thou art also the heire of God through Christ.

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

Geneva: But euen then, when ye knewe not God, yee did seruice vnto them, which by nature are not gods:

KJV: 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?

Geneva: But now seeing ye knowe God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye againe vnto impotent and beggerly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning ye wil be in bondage againe?

KJV: Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

Geneva: Ye obserue dayes, and moneths, and times and yeeres.

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

Geneva: I am in feare of you, lest I haue bestowed on you labour in vaine.

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

Geneva: Be ye as I (for I am euen as you) brethren, I beseech you: ye haue not hurt me at all.

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

Geneva: And ye know, how through infirmitie of the flesh, I preached ye Gospel vnto you at the first.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And the trial of me which was in my flesh, ye despised not, neither abhorred: but ye receiued me as an Angel of God, yea, as Christ Iesus.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: What was then your felicitie? for I beare you recorde, that if it had bene possible, ye would haue plucked out your owne eyes, and haue giuen them vnto me.

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

Geneva: Am I therefore become your enemie, because I tell you the trueth?

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

Geneva: They are ielous ouer you amisse: yea, they woulde exclude you, that ye shoulde altogether loue them.

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

Geneva: But it is a good thing to loue earnestly alwayes in a good thing, and not onely when I am present with you,

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

Geneva: My litle children, of whome I trauaile in birth againe, vntill Christ be formed in you.

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

Geneva: And I would I were with you nowe, that I might change my voyce: for I am in doubt of you.

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

Geneva: Tell me, ye that will be vnder the Law, doe ye not heare the Lawe?

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

Geneva: For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, one by a seruant, and one by a free woman.

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

Geneva: But he which was of the seruant, was borne after the flesh: and he which was of the free woman, was borne by promes.

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

Geneva: By the which things another thing is ment: for these mothers are the two testaments, the one which is Agar of mount Sina, which gendreth vnto bondage.

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

Geneva: (For Agar or Sina is a mountaine in Arabia, and it answereth to Hierusalem which nowe is) and she is in bondage with her children.

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

Geneva: But Hierusalem, which is aboue, is free: which is the mother of vs all.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: For it is written, Reioyce thou barren that bearest no children: breake forth, & cry, thou that trauailest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then she which hath an husband.

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

Geneva: Therefore, brethren, wee are after the maner of Isaac, children of the promes.

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

Geneva: But as then hee that was borne after the flesh, persecuted him that was borne after the Spirit, euen so it is nowe.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: But what sayth the Scripture? Put out the seruant and her sonne: for the sonne of the seruant shall not be heire with the sonne of the free woman.

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

Geneva: Then brethren, we are not children of the seruant, but of the free woman.

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