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Nathan, even you, a prophet of the Lord, should not speak without checking up first (1Chron 17:1-15).
There's a lesson for us there, too.
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to David
:14 God makes it clear whose house and Kingdom it is. It is his even though the throne belongs to the son of David.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2014 Reply to Alex
v. 16 Says that David went in an sat before the Lord. The only other time this is used in the O.T. is in the parallel account in 2 Sam 7:18. It is used once in the N.T. in Rev. regarding the elders that sat before God. This would indicate the closeness of David's relationship with God that he would go before and an sit and commune with his heavenly Father.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2018 Reply to Alex
WHAT MORE CAN WE DO FOR GOD?
Have you ever asked yourself what more you can do to serve God?
David was comfortable in his house. He had all the luxuries he wanted. It was then he realised that God’s house was only a tent. The creator of the universe, the God of Israel deserved better than that! David’s decision was to build a house for God. It turned out that David was not allowed to build the house. But even though David was not allowed to build it, he planned it, provided for it and prepared for it. Solomon actually built it, but David had all but left him with the kit set.
What more can we offer to God or God’s people? What material possessions or talents do we have to share? Maybe we pray a lot for ourselves, but we could begin to pray more for other people. Even the ability to pick someone up to take them to a Bible class or Sunday School might be just the blessings someone needs.
Let’s be like David and examine ourselves. If God has blessed us in some way, let’s pass those blessings on in response to the great God who has blessed us in the first place.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Robert
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1. Now it came to pass, as David <1732> sat <3427>(8804) in his house <1004>, that David <1732> said <559>(8799) to Nathan <5416> the prophet <5030>, Lo, I dwell <3427>(8802) in an house <1004> of cedars <730>, but the ark <727> of the covenant <1285> of the LORD <3068> remaineth under curtains <3407>.
2. Then Nathan <5416> said <559>(8799) unto David <1732>, Do <6213>(8798) all that is in thine heart <3824>; for God <430> is with thee.
3. And it came to pass the same night <3915>, that the word <1697> of God <430> came to Nathan <5416>, saying <559>(8800),
4. Go <3212>(8798) and tell <559>(8804) David <1732> my servant <5650>, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, Thou shalt not build <1129>(8799) me an house <1004> to dwell in <3427>(8800):
5. For I have not dwelt in <3427>(8804) an house <1004> since the day <3117> that I brought up <5927>(8689) Israel <3478> unto this day <3117>; but have gone from tent <168> to tent <168>, and from one tabernacle <4908> to another.
6. Wheresoever I have walked <1980>(8694) with all Israel <3478>, spake <1696>(8765) I a word <1697> to any <259> of the judges <8199>(8802) of Israel <3478>, whom I commanded <6680>(8765) to feed <7462>(8800) my people <5971>, saying <559>(8800), Why have ye not built <1129>(8804) me an house <1004> of cedars <730>?
7. Now therefore thus shalt thou say <559>(8799) unto my servant <5650> David <1732>, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, I took <3947>(8804) thee from the sheepcote <5116>, even from following <310> the sheep <6629>, that thou shouldest be ruler <5057> over my people <5971> Israel <3478>:
8. And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked <1980>(8804), and have cut off <3772>(8686) all thine enemies <341>(8802) from before <6440> thee, and have made <6213>(8804) thee a name <8034> like the name <8034> of the great men <1419> that are in the earth <776>.
9. Also I will ordain <7760>(8804) a place <4725> for my people <5971> Israel <3478>, and will plant <5193>(8804) them, and they shall dwell <7931>(8804) in their place, and shall be moved <7264>(8799) no more; neither shall the children <1121> of wickedness <5766> waste <1086>(8763) them any more <3254>(8686), as at the beginning <7223>,
10. And since the time <3117> that I commanded <6680>(8765) judges <8199>(8802) to be over my people <5971> Israel <3478>. Moreover I will subdue <3665>(8689) all thine enemies <341>(8802). Furthermore I tell <5046>(8686) thee that the LORD <3068> will build <1129>(8799) thee an house <1004>.
11. And it shall come to pass, when thy days <3117> be expired <4390>(8804) that thou must go <3212>(8800) to be with thy fathers <1>, that I will raise up <6965>(8689) thy seed <2233> after <310> thee, which shall be of thy sons <1121>; and I will establish <3559>(8689) his kingdom <4438>.
12. He shall build <1129>(8799) me an house <1004>, and I will stablish <3559>(8790) his throne <3678> for <5704> ever <5769>.
13. I will be his father <1>, and he shall be my son <1121>: and I will not take <5493> <0> my mercy <2617> away <5493>(8686) from him, as I took <5493>(8689) it from him that was before <6440> thee:
14. But I will settle <5975>(8689) him in mine house <1004> and in my kingdom <4438> for ever <5769>: and his throne <3678> shall be established <3559>(8737) for <5704> evermore <5769>.
15. According to all these words <1697>, and according to all this vision <2377>, so did Nathan <5416> speak <1696>(8765) unto David <1732>.
16. And David <1732> the king <4428> came <935>(8799) and sat <3427>(8799) before <6440> the LORD <3068>, and said <559>(8799), Who am I, O LORD <3068> God <430>, and what is mine house <1004>, that thou hast brought <935>(8689) me hitherto <1988>?
17. And yet this was a small thing <6994>(8799) in thine eyes <5869>, O God <430>; for thou hast also spoken <1696>(8762) of thy servant's <5650> house <1004> for a great while to come <7350>, and hast regarded <7200>(8804) me according to the estate <8448> of a man <120> of high degree <4609>, O LORD <3068> God <430>.
18. What can <3254> <0> David <1732> speak more <3254>(8686) to thee for the honour <3519> of thy servant <5650>? for thou knowest <3045>(8804) thy servant <5650>.
19. O LORD <3068>, for thy servant's <5650> sake, and according to thine own heart <3820>, hast thou done <6213>(8804) all this greatness <1420>, in making known <3045>(8687) all these great things <1420>.
20. O LORD <3068>, there is none like thee, neither is there any God <430> beside <2108> thee, according to all that we have heard <8085>(8804) with our ears <241>.
21. And what one <259> nation <1471> in the earth <776> is like thy people <5971> Israel <3478>, whom God <430> went <1980>(8804) to redeem <6299>(8800) to be his own people <5971>, to make <7760>(8800) thee a name <8034> of greatness <1420> and terribleness <3372>(8737), by driving out <1644>(8763) nations <1471> from before <6440> thy people <5971>, whom thou hast redeemed <6299>(8804) out of Egypt <4714>?
22. For thy people <5971> Israel <3478> didst thou make <5414>(8799) thine own people <5971> for <5704> ever <5769>; and thou, LORD <3068>, becamest their God <430>.
23. Therefore now, LORD <3068>, let the thing <1697> that thou hast spoken <1696>(8765) concerning thy servant <5650> and concerning his house <1004> be established <539>(8735) for <5704> ever <5769>, and do <6213>(8798) as thou hast said <1696>(8765).
24. Let it even be established <539>(8735), that thy name <8034> may be magnified <1431>(8799) for <5704> ever <5769>, saying <559>(8800), The LORD <3068> of hosts <6635> is the God <430> of Israel <3478>, even a God <430> to Israel <3478>: and let the house <1004> of David <1732> thy servant <5650> be established <3559>(8737) before <6440> thee.
25. For thou, O my God <430>, hast told <1540>(8804) <241> thy servant <5650> that thou wilt build <1129>(8800) him an house <1004>: therefore thy servant <5650> hath found <4672>(8804) in his heart to pray <6419>(8692) before <6440> thee.
26. And now, LORD <3068>, thou art God <430>, and hast promised <1696>(8762) this goodness <2896> unto thy servant <5650>:
27. Now therefore let it please <2974>(8689) thee to bless <1288>(8763) the house <1004> of thy servant <5650>, that it may be before <6440> thee for ever <5769>: for thou blessest <1288>(8765), O LORD <3068>, and it shall be blessed <1288>(8794) for ever <5769>.
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SUPPORT
Friends are people who can be relied on whatever the circumstances. Friends are there to laugh with us, to cry with us, to share our company and to support us. A true friend is always there when we need them and has our needs at heart as much as their own.
When Israel rejected God, they considered Pharaoh, King of Egypt, to be their friend. While things were going good, he was probably a very good friend to have but he turned out to be unreliable. He broke trust with Israel and Judah and let them down. He was described in this chapter as a staff of a reed to the house of Israel to the house of Israel. The staff is what supports our steps when we are walking. We have to rely on it, that it will support our weight when we lean on it and put our faith in it. But the staff that Egypt was, bent and splintered, letting Israel fall and causing the injury.
We all have friends that will support us in our times of need and we have friends who will break and let us down. But we must aim to be a true friend to our friends. We must be reliable and supportive just as the Lord Jesus Christ is a best friend to us.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Robert
:9,10 - This verse seems to indicate the destruction of the Egyptian Dam causing complete destruction of settled Egypt. Migdol is near the mouth of the Nile, and Syene is modern Aswan where the Dam is located. Egypt here (vs 9) must have assumed independence(as a separate entity): Where countries are controlled by a foreign government, they are featured as dominions of kings(ie. king of South when controlled by Britain)
Matt Drywood [Hamilton Book Road (Can)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Matt
We have read in the past few days of the prophecies of Israel's surrounding enemies. We are now introduced to a series of prophecies regarding Egypt. When we realize that in the past four chapters, we have dealt with six nations, now in the next four chapters we deal with Egypt only. This should tell us the importance of Egypt's role in the future of God's chosen Israel.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to John
It is interesting to note as we begin reading of the prophecies against Egypt, that from that time of the exodus to the reign of Solomon, we have nothing recorded of any association between the children of Israel and the Egyptians. The bonds during the reign of Solomon must have been a strong one, as he married a daughter of Pharaoh (1Kin 3:1)
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2006 Reply to John
In this prophesy against Egypt, it is interesting to note that there is no mention of an individual, or a nation that would bring about this judgement against Egypt. It was the Lord God that spoke to Ezekiel; note how many times the word "I" is used. Even though we learn from history that Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon did invade Egypt later; the message for Pharaoh, was that it was the God of Israel that would bring this prophesy about.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to John
A complete picture
This chapter should be read alongside Jer 42-44 where the remnant of Judah returned to Egypt against God's commandment (Jer 42:19). As a result God promised He would send destruction after them to consume them in Egypt (Jer 42:15-22) and finally overthrow Egypt itself (Jer 44:27-30) because they trusted in Egypt, not in God. So once again we can see that the books written at this time illuminate one another. We are familiar with cross-referencing Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to gain an overall picture, and it's just the same with Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel.
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2009 Reply to Rob
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1. In the tenth <6224> year <8141>, in the tenth <6224> month, in the twelfth <8147> <6240> day of the month <2320>, the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto me, saying <559>(8800),
2. Son <1121> of man <120>, set <7760>(8798) thy face <6440> against Pharaoh <6547> king <4428> of Egypt <4714>, and prophesy <5012>(8734) against him, and against all Egypt <4714>:
3. Speak <1696>(8761), and say <559>(8804), Thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh <6547> king <4428> of Egypt <4714>, the great <1419> dragon <8577> that lieth <7257>(8802) in the midst <8432> of his rivers <2975>, which hath said <559>(8804), My river <2975> is mine own, and I have made <6213>(8804) it for myself.
4. But I will put <5414>(8804) hooks <2397>(8676) <2397> in thy jaws <3895>, and I will cause the fish <1710> of thy rivers <2975> to stick <1692>(8689) unto thy scales <7193>, and I will bring thee up <5927>(8689) out of the midst <8432> of thy rivers <2975>, and all the fish <1710> of thy rivers <2975> shall stick <1692>(8799) unto thy scales <7193>.
5. And I will leave <5203>(8804) thee thrown into the wilderness <4057>, thee and all the fish <1710> of thy rivers <2975>: thou shalt fall <5307>(8799) upon the open <6440> fields <7704>; thou shalt not be brought together <622>(8735), nor gathered <6908>(8735): I have given <5414>(8804) thee for meat <402> to the beasts <2416> of the field <776> and to the fowls <5775> of the heaven <8064>.
6. And all the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Egypt <4714> shall know <3045>(8804) that I am the LORD <3068>, because they have been a staff <4938> of reed <7070> to the house <1004> of Israel <3478>.
7. When they took hold <8610>(8800) of thee by thy hand <3709>, thou didst break <7533>(8735), and rend <1234>(8804) all their shoulder <3802>: and when they leaned <8172>(8736) upon thee, thou brakest <7665>(8735), and madest all their loins <4975> to be at a stand <5976>(8689).
8. Therefore thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; Behold, I will bring <935>(8688) a sword <2719> upon thee, and cut off <3772>(8689) man <120> and beast <929> out of thee.
9. And the land <776> of Egypt <4714> shall be desolate <8077> and waste <2723>; and they shall know <3045>(8804) that I am the LORD <3068>: because he hath said <559>(8804), The river <2975> is mine, and I have made <6213>(8804) it.
10. Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers <2975>, and I will make <5414>(8804) the land <776> of Egypt <4714> utterly <2721> waste <2723> and desolate <8077>, from the tower <4024> of Syene <5482> even unto the border <1366> of Ethiopia <3568>.
11. No foot <7272> of man <120> shall pass through <5674>(8799) it, nor foot <7272> of beast <929> shall pass through <5674>(8799) it, neither shall it be inhabited <3427>(8799) forty <705> years <8141>.
12. And I will make <5414>(8804) the land <776> of Egypt <4714> desolate <8077> in the midst <8432> of the countries <776> that are desolate <8074>(8737), and her cities <5892> among <8432> the cities <5892> that are laid waste <2717>(8716) shall be desolate <8077> forty <705> years <8141>: and I will scatter <6327>(8689) the Egyptians <4714> among the nations <1471>, and will disperse <2219>(8765) them through the countries <776>.
13. Yet thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; At the end <7093> of forty <705> years <8141> will I gather <6908>(8762) the Egyptians <4714> from the people <5971> whither they were scattered <6327>(8738):
14. And I will bring again <7725>(8804) the captivity <7622> of Egypt <4714>, and will cause them to return <7725>(8689) into the land <776> of Pathros <6624>, into the land <776> of their habitation <4351>; and they shall be there a base <8217> kingdom <4467>.
15. It shall be the basest <8217> of the kingdoms <4467>; neither shall it exalt <5375>(8691) itself any more above the nations <1471>: for I will diminish <4591>(8689) them, that they shall no more rule <7287>(8800) over the nations <1471>.
16. And it shall be no more the confidence <4009> of the house <1004> of Israel <3478>, which bringeth <2142> <0> their iniquity <5771> to remembrance <2142>(8688), when they shall look <6437>(8800) after <310> them: but they shall know <3045>(8804) that I am the Lord <136> GOD <3069>.
17. And it came to pass in the seven <7651> and twentieth <6242> year <8141>, in the first <7223> month, in the first <259> day of the month <2320>, the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto me, saying <559>(8800),
18. Son <1121> of man <120>, Nebuchadrezzar <5019> king <4428> of Babylon <894> caused <5647> <0> his army <2428> to serve <5647>(8689) a great <1419> service <5656> against Tyrus <6865>: every head <7218> was made bald <7139>(8716), and every shoulder <3802> was peeled <4803>(8803): yet had he no wages <7939>, nor his army <2428>, for Tyrus <6865>, for the service <5656> that he had served <5647>(8804) against it:
19. Therefore thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; Behold, I will give <5414>(8802) the land <776> of Egypt <4714> unto Nebuchadrezzar <5019> king <4428> of Babylon <894>; and he shall take <5375>(8804) her multitude <1995>, and take <7997>(8804) her spoil <7998>, and take <962>(8804) her prey <957>; and it shall be the wages <7939> for his army <2428>.
20. I have given <5414>(8804) him the land <776> of Egypt <4714> for his labour <6468> wherewith he served <5647>(8804) against it, because they wrought <6213>(8804) for me, saith <5002>(8803) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>.
21. In that day <3117> will I cause <6779> <0> the horn <7161> of the house <1004> of Israel <3478> to bud forth <6779>(8686), and I will give <5414>(8799) thee the opening <6610> of the mouth <6310> in the midst <8432> of them; and they shall know <3045>(8804) that I am the LORD <3068>.
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Paul had to constantly contend with the Judaisers who were trying to persuade brethren to adhere to the Law. He attacked false teaching (and teachers) and exhorted brethren on the Truth. He was a true shepherd (like the Lord) who cared for his flock. He was more interested in correcting false beliefs than in excommunicating those who held them. We should take note of this, lest we become too trigger happy in our rush to excommunicate.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to Michael
There is much in these verses about the law leading only to death etc.
Let us see such an example how the law bought not life on its own but death and could not on its own give redemption.
Num 19:11 tells us that touching a dead body makes someone (under the law) unclean. So defiling in fact was a dead body that the person who touched the corpse was unclean for 7 days, even the place the corpse was even a grave when touched would make someone unclean.
See my notes on Numbers 19 but the point is we see clean people being made unclean, the priest, the assistant etc. They had followed the law to make someone clean but had become unclean doing it!
The only way the process of death and uncleanness be stopped was by a sacrifical offering.
So we seethe types and shadows in the law and in the death offering that our great high priest DID have to die, because his flesh was unclean a death offering had to be made. We also see how he died for us, in the sense that he can officiate on our behalf showing us the example and we see how his death purged his sin nature and that it wasn’t just in reward for a life of obedience. We could say of course that Christ touched dead bodies, well yes he did but he was never defiled by flesh and what happened to those dead bodies? They came to life.
stephen cox [Sedgley UK] Comment added in 2015 Reply to stephen
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1. O <5599> foolish <453> Galatians <1052>, who <5101> hath bewitched <940>(5656) you <5209>, that ye should <3982> <0> not <3361> obey <3982>(5745) the truth <225>, before <2596> whose <3739> eyes <3788> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> hath been evidently set forth <4270>(5648), crucified <4717>(5772) among <1722> you <5213>?
2. This <5124> only <3440> would <2309>(5719) I learn <3129>(5629) of <575> you <5216>, Received ye <2983>(5627) the Spirit <4151> by <1537> the works <2041> of the law <3551>, or <2228> by <1537> the hearing <189> of faith <4102>?
3. Are ye <2075>(5748) so <3779> foolish <453>? having begun <1728>(5666) in the Spirit <4151>, are ye <2005> <0> now <3568> made perfect <2005>(5727) by the flesh <4561>?
4. Have ye suffered <3958>(5627) so many things <5118> in vain <1500>? if it be yet <1489> <2532> in vain <1500>.
5. He therefore <3767> that ministereth <2023>(5723) to you <5213> the Spirit <4151>, and <2532> worketh <1754>(5723) miracles <1411> among <1722> you <5213>, doeth he it by <1537> the works <2041> of the law <3551>, or <2228> by <1537> the hearing <189> of faith <4102>?
6. Even as <2531> Abraham <11> believed <4100>(5656) God <2316>, and <2532> it was accounted <3049>(5681) to him <846> for <1519> righteousness <1343>.
7. Know ye <1097>(5719)(5720) therefore <686> that <3754> they which are of <1537> faith <4102>, the same <3778> are <1526>(5748) the children <5207> of Abraham <11>.
8. And <1161> the scripture <1124>, foreseeing <4275>(5631) that <3754> God <2316> would justify <1344>(5719) the heathen <1484> through <1537> faith <4102>, preached before the gospel <4283>(5662) unto Abraham <11>, saying, <3754> In <1722> thee <4671> shall <1757> <0> all <3956> nations <1484> be blessed <1757>(5701).
9. So then <5620> they which be of <1537> faith <4102> are blessed <2127>(5743) with <4862> faithful <4103> Abraham <11>.
10. For <1063> as many as <3745> are <1526>(5748) of <1537> the works <2041> of the law <3551> are <1526>(5748) under <5259> the curse <2671>: for <1063> it is written <1125>(5769), Cursed <1944> is every one <3956> that <3739> continueth <1696>(5719) not <3756> in <1722> all things <3956> which <3588> are written <1125>(5772) in <1722> the book <975> of the law <3551> to do <4160>(5658) them <846>.
11. But <1161> that <3754> no man <3762> is justified <1344>(5743) by <1722> the law <3551> in the sight <3844> of God <2316>, it is evident <1212>: for <3754>, The just <1342> shall live <2198>(5695) by <1537> faith <4102>.
12. And <1161> the law <3551> is <2076>(5748) not <3756> of <1537> faith <4102>: but <235>, The man <444> that doeth <4160>(5660) them <846> shall live <2198>(5695) in <1722> them <846>.
13. Christ <5547> hath redeemed <1805>(5656) us <2248> from <1537> the curse <2671> of the law <3551>, being made <1096>(5637) a curse <2671> for <5228> us <2257>: for <1063> it is written <1125>(5769), Cursed <1944> is every one <3956> that hangeth <2910>(5734) on <1909> a tree <3586>:
14. That <2443> the blessing <2129> of Abraham <11> might come <1096>(5638) on <1519> the Gentiles <1484> through <1722> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>; that <2443> we might receive <2983>(5632) the promise <1860> of the Spirit <4151> through <1223> faith <4102>.
15. Brethren <80>, I speak <3004>(5719) after the manner of <2596> men <444>; Though it be but <3676> a man's <444> covenant <1242>, yet if it be confirmed <2964>(5772), no man <3762> disannulleth <114>(5719), or <2228> addeth thereto <1928>(5736).
16. Now <1161> to Abraham <11> and <2532> his <846> seed <4690> were <4483> <0> the promises <1860> made <4483>(5681). He saith <3004>(5719) not <3756>, And <2532> to seeds <4690>, as <5613> of <1909> many <4183>; but <235> as <5613> of <1909> one <1520>, And <2532> to thy <4675> seed <4690>, which <3739> is <2076>(5748) Christ <5547>.
17. And <1161> this <5124> I say <3004>(5719), that the covenant <1242>, that was confirmed before <4300>(5772) of <5259> God <2316> in <1519> Christ <5547>, the law <3551>, which was <1096>(5756) four hundred <5071> and <2532> thirty <5144> years <2094> after <3326>, cannot <3756> disannul <208>(5719), that <1519> it should make <2673> <0> the promise <1860> of none effect <2673>(5658).
18. For <1063> if <1487> the inheritance <2817> be of <1537> the law <3551>, it is no more <2089> <3765> of <1537> promise <1860>: but <1161> God <2316> gave <5483>(5766) it to Abraham <11> by <1223> promise <1860>.
19. Wherefore <5101> then <3767> serveth the law <3551>? It was added <4369>(5681) because of <5484> transgressions <3847>, till <891> the seed <4690> should come <2064>(5632) to whom <3739> the promise was made <1861>(5766); and it was ordained <1299>(5651) by <1223> angels <32> in <1722> the hand <5495> of a mediator <3316>.
20. Now <1161> a mediator <3316> is <2076>(5748) not <3756> a mediator of one <1520>, but <1161> God <2316> is <2076>(5748) one <1520>.
21. Is the law <3551> then <3767> against <2596> the promises <1860> of God <2316>? God forbid <3361> <1096>(5636): for <1063> if <1487> there had been <1325> <0> a law <3551> given <1325>(5681) which <3588> could <1410>(5740) have given life <2227>(5658), verily <3689> righteousness <1343> should <302> have been <2258>(5713) by <1537> the law <3551>.
22. But <235> the scripture <1124> hath concluded <4788>(5656) all <3956> under <5259> sin <266>, that <2443> the promise <1860> by <1537> faith <4102> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> might be given <1325>(5686) to them that believe <4100>(5723).
23. But <1161> before <4253> faith <4102> came <2064>(5629), we were kept <5432>(5712) under <5259> the law <3551>, shut up <4788>(5772) unto <1519> the faith <4102> which should afterwards <3195>(5723) be revealed <601>(5683).
24. Wherefore <5620> the law <3551> was <1096>(5754) our <2257> schoolmaster <3807> to bring us unto <1519> Christ <5547>, that <2443> we might be justified <1344>(5686) by <1537> faith <4102>.
25. But <1161> after that faith <4102> is come <2064>(5631), we are <2070>(5748) no longer <2089> <3765> under <5259> a schoolmaster <3807>.
26. For <1063> ye are <2075>(5748) all <3956> the children <5207> of God <2316> by <1223> faith <4102> in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>.
27. For <1063> as many of you as <3745> have been baptized <907>(5681) into <1519> Christ <5547> have put on <1746>(5668) Christ <5547>.
28. There is <1762>(5748) neither <3756> Jew <2453> nor <3761> Greek <1672>, there is <1762>(5748) neither <3756> bond <1401> nor <3761> free <1658>, there is <1762>(5748) neither <3756> male <730> nor <2532> female <2338>: for <1063> ye <5210> are <2075>(5748) all <3956> one <1520> in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>.
29. And <1161> if <1487> ye <5210> be Christ's <5547>, then <686> are ye <2075>(5748) Abraham's <11> seed <4690>, and <2532> heirs <2818> according <2596> to the promise <1860>.
1. Now <1161> I say <3004>(5719), That the heir <2818>, as long as <1909> <3745> <5550> he is <2076>(5748) a child <3516>, differeth <1308>(5719) nothing <3762> from a servant <1401>, though he be <5607>(5752) lord <2962> of all <3956>;
2. But <235> is <2076>(5748) under <5259> tutors <2012> and <2532> governors <3623> until <891> the time appointed <4287> of the father <3962>.
3. Even <2532> so <3779> we <2249>, when <3753> we were <2258>(5713) children <3516>, were <2258>(5713) in bondage <1402>(5772) under <5259> the elements <4747> of the world <2889>:
4. But <1161> when <3753> the fulness <4138> of the time <5550> was come <2064>(5627), God <2316> sent forth <1821>(5656) his <848> Son <5207>, made <1096>(5637) of <1537> a woman <1135>, made <1096>(5637) under <5259> the law <3551>,
5. To <2443> redeem <1805>(5661) them that were under <5259> the law <3551>, that <2443> we might receive <618>(5632) the adoption of sons <5206>.
6. And <1161> because <3754> ye are <2075>(5748) sons <5207>, God <2316> hath sent forth <1821>(5656) the Spirit <4151> of his <848> Son <5207> into <1519> your <5216> hearts <2588>, crying <2896>(5723), Abba <5>, Father <3962>.
7. Wherefore <5620> thou art <1488>(5748) no more <2089> <3765> a servant <1401>, but <235> a son <5207>; and <1161> if <1487> a son <5207>, then <2532> an heir <2818> of God <2316> through <1223> Christ <5547>.
8. Howbeit <235> then <5119> <3303>, when ye knew <1492>(5761) not <3756> God <2316>, ye did service <1398>(5656) unto them which by nature <5449> are <5607>(5752) no <3361> gods <2316>.
9. But <1161> now <3568>, after that ye have known <1097>(5631) God <2316>, or <1161> rather <3123> are known <1097>(5685) of <5259> God <2316>, how <4459> turn ye <1994>(5719) again <3825> to <1909> the weak <772> and <2532> beggarly <4434> elements <4747>, whereunto <3739> ye desire <2309>(5719) again <3825> <509> to be in bondage <1398>(5721)?
10. Ye observe <3906>(5731) days <2250>, and <2532> months <3376>, and <2532> times <2540>, and <2532> years <1763>.
11. I am afraid <5399>(5736) of you <5209>, lest <3381> <4458> I have bestowed <2872> <0> upon <1519> you <5209> labour <2872>(5758) in vain <1500>.
12. Brethren <80>, I beseech <1189>(5736) you <5216>, be <1096>(5737) as <5613> I <1473> am; for <3754> I <2504> am as <5613> ye <5210> are: ye have not injured <91>(5656) me <3165> at all <3762>.
13. <1161> Ye know <1492>(5758) how <3754> through <1223> infirmity <769> of the flesh <4561> I preached the gospel <2097>(5668) unto you <5213> at the first <4386>.
14. And <2532> my <3450> temptation <3986> which was in <1722> my <3450> flesh <4561> ye despised <1848>(5656) not <3756>, nor <3761> rejected <1609>(5656); but <235> received <1209>(5662) me <3165> as <5613> an angel <32> of God <2316>, even as <5613> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>.
15. Where <5101> is <2258>(5713) then <3767> the blessedness <3108> ye <5216> spake of? for <1063> I bear <3140> <0> you <5213> record <3140>(5719), that <3754>, if <1487> it had been possible <1415>, ye would have plucked out <1846>(5660) your <5216> own eyes <3788>, and have given them <302> <1325>(5656) to me <3427>.
16. Am I <1096> <0> therefore <5620> become <1096>(5754) your <5216> enemy <2190>, because I tell <226> <0> you <5213> the truth <226>(5723)?
17. They zealously affect <2206>(5719) you <5209>, but not <3756> well <2573>; yea <235>, they would <2309>(5719) exclude <1576>(5658) you <5209>, that <2443> ye might affect <2206>(5725) them <846>.
18. But <1161> it is good <2570> to be zealously affected <2206>(5745) always <3842> in <1722> a good <2570> thing, and <2532> not <3361> only <3440> when <1722> I <3165> am present <3918>(5750) with <4314> you <5209>.
19. My <3450> little children <5040>, of whom <3739> I travail in birth <5605>(5719) again <3825> until <891> Christ <5547> be formed <3445>(5686) in <1722> you <5213>,
20. <1161> I desire <2309>(5707) to be present <3918>(5750) with <4314> you <5209> now <737>, and <2532> to change <236>(5658) my <3450> voice <5456>; for <3754> I stand in doubt <639>(5731) of <1722> you <5213>.
21. Tell <3004>(5720) me <3427>, ye that desire <2309>(5723) to be <1511>(5750) under <5259> the law <3551>, do ye <191> <0> not <3756> hear <191>(5719) the law <3551>?
22. For <1063> it is written <1125>(5769), that <3754> Abraham <11> had <2192>(5627) two <1417> sons <5207>, the one <1520> by <1537> a bondmaid <3814>, <2532> the other <1520> by <1537> a freewoman <1658>.
23. But <235> he <3303> who was of <1537> the bondwoman <3814> was born <1080>(5769) after <2596> the flesh <4561>; but <1161> he of <1537> the freewoman <1658> was by <1223> promise <1860>.
24. Which things <3748> are <2076>(5748) an allegory <238>(5746): for <1063> these <3778> are <1526>(5748) the two <1417> covenants <1242>; the one <3391> <3303> from <575> the mount <3735> Sinai <4614>, which gendereth <1080>(5723) to <1519> bondage <1397>, which <3748> is <2076>(5748) Agar <28>.
25. For <1063> this Agar <28> is <2076>(5748) mount <3735> Sinai <4614> in <1722> Arabia <688>, and <1161> answereth <4960>(5719) to Jerusalem <2419> which <3588> now is <3568>, and <1161> is in bondage <1398>(5719) with <3326> her <848> children <5043>.
26. But <1161> Jerusalem <2419> which is above <507> is <2076>(5748) free <1658>, which <3748> is <2076>(5748) the mother <3384> of us <2257> all <3956>.
27. For <1063> it is written <1125>(5769), Rejoice <2165>(5682), thou barren <4723> that bearest <5088>(5723) not <3756>; break forth <4486>(5657) and <2532> cry <994>(5657), thou that travailest <5605>(5723) not <3756>: for <3754> the desolate <2048> hath many more <4183> children <5043> than <3123> <2228> she which hath <2192>(5723) an husband <435>.
28. Now <1161> we <2249>, brethren <80>, as <2596> <0> Isaac <2464> was <2596>, are <2070>(5748) the children <5043> of promise <1860>.
29. But <235> as <5618> then <5119> he that was born <1080>(5685) after <2596> the flesh <4561> persecuted <1377>(5707) him that was born after <2596> the Spirit <4151>, even <2532> so <3779> it is now <3568>.
30. Nevertheless <235> what <5101> saith <3004>(5719) the scripture <1124>? Cast out <1544>(5628) the bondwoman <3814> and <2532> her <846> son <5207>: for <1063> the son <5207> of the bondwoman <3814> shall <2816> <0> not <3364> be heir <2816>(5661) with <3326> the son <5207> of the freewoman <1658>.
31. So then <686>, brethren <80>, we are <2070>(5748) not <3756> children <5043> of the bondwoman <3814>, but <235> of the free <1658>.