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18:7 The sons only were to be assistants; the father only was to be the high priest. All were to be without blemish, any disfigurement was a disqualification (Lev 21:17-23).
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2006 Reply to John
18 After the rebellion of Korah and his company and the confirmation of Aaron ‘s priesthood, before Israel move on in their journey, once again the responsibilities of the tribe of Levi are re-stated lest any others thought more highly of themselves like Korah.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Peter
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1. And the LORD <3068> spake <1696>(8762) unto Moses <4872>, saying <559>(8800),
2. Speak <1696>(8761) unto the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, and take <3947>(8798) of every one of them a rod <4294> <4294> according to the house <1004> of their fathers <1>, of all their princes <5387> according to the house <1004> of their fathers <1> twelve <8147> <6240> rods <4294>: write <3789>(8799) thou every man's <376> name <8034> upon his rod <4294>.
3. And thou shalt write <3789>(8799) Aaron's <175> name <8034> upon the rod <4294> of Levi <3878>: for one <259> rod <4294> shall be for the head <7218> of the house <1004> of their fathers <1>.
4. And thou shalt lay them up <3240>(8689) in the tabernacle <168> of the congregation <4150> before <6440> the testimony <5715>, where I will meet <3259>(8735) with you.
5. And it shall come to pass, that the man's <376> rod <4294>, whom I shall choose <977>(8799), shall blossom <6524>(8799): and I will make to cease <7918>(8689) from me the murmurings <8519> of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, whereby they murmur <3885>(8688) against you.
6. And Moses <4872> spake <1696>(8762) unto the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, and every one of their princes <5387> gave <5414>(8799) him a rod <4294> <4294> apiece, for each prince <5387> <5387> one <259> <259>, according to their fathers <1>' houses <1004>, even twelve <6240> <8147> rods <4294>: and the rod <4294> of Aaron <175> was among <8432> their rods <4294>.
7. And Moses <4872> laid up <3240>(8686) the rods <4294> before <6440> the LORD <3068> in the tabernacle <168> of witness <5715>.
8. And it came to pass, that on the morrow <4283> Moses <4872> went <935>(8799) into the tabernacle <168> of witness <5715>; and, behold, the rod <4294> of Aaron <175> for the house <1004> of Levi <3878> was budded <6524>(8804), and brought forth <3318>(8686) buds <6525>, and bloomed <6692>(8686) blossoms <6731>, and yielded <1580>(8799) almonds <8247>.
9. And Moses <4872> brought out <3318>(8686) all the rods <4294> from before <6440> the LORD <3068> unto all the children <1121> of Israel <3478>: and they looked <7200>(8799), and took <3947>(8799) every man <376> his rod <4294>.
10. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto Moses <4872>, Bring <7725> <0> Aaron's <175> rod <4294> again <7725>(8685) before <6440> the testimony <5715>, to be kept <4931> for a token <226> against the rebels <4805> <1121>; and thou shalt quite take away <3615>(8762) their murmurings <8519> from me, that they die <4191>(8799) not.
11. And Moses <4872> did <6213>(8799) so: as the LORD <3068> commanded <6680>(8765) him, so did <6213>(8804) he.
12. And the children <1121> of Israel <3478> spake <559>(8799) unto Moses <4872>, saying <559>(8800), Behold, we die <1478>(8804), we perish <6>(8804), we all perish <6>(8804).
13. Whosoever cometh any thing near <7131> unto the tabernacle <4908> of the LORD <3068> shall die <4191>(8799): shall we be consumed <8552>(8804) with dying <1478>(8800)?
1. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto Aaron <175>, Thou and thy sons <1121> and thy father's <1> house <1004> with thee shall bear <5375>(8799) the iniquity <5771> of the sanctuary <4720>: and thou and thy sons <1121> with thee shall bear <5375>(8799) the iniquity <5771> of your priesthood <3550>.
2. And thy brethren <251> also of the tribe <4294> of Levi <3878>, the tribe <7626> of thy father <1>, bring <7126>(8685) thou with thee, that they may be joined <3867>(8735) unto thee, and minister <8334>(8762) unto thee: but thou and thy sons <1121> with thee shall minister before <6440> the tabernacle <168> of witness <5715>.
3. And they shall keep <8104>(8804) thy charge <4931>, and the charge <4931> of all the tabernacle <168>: only they shall not come nigh <7126>(8799) the vessels <3627> of the sanctuary <6944> and the altar <4196>, that neither they, nor ye also, die <4191>(8799).
4. And they shall be joined <3867>(8738) unto thee, and keep <8104>(8804) the charge <4931> of the tabernacle <168> of the congregation <4150>, for all the service <5656> of the tabernacle <168>: and a stranger <2114>(8801) shall not come nigh <7126>(8799) unto you.
5. And ye shall keep <8104>(8804) the charge <4931> of the sanctuary <6944>, and the charge <4931> of the altar <4196>: that there be no wrath <7110> any more upon the children <1121> of Israel <3478>.
6. And I, behold, I have taken <3947>(8804) your brethren <251> the Levites <3881> from among <8432> the children <1121> of Israel <3478>: to you they are given <5414>(8803) as a gift <4979> for the LORD <3068>, to do <5647>(8800) the service <5656> of the tabernacle <168> of the congregation <4150>.
7. Therefore thou and thy sons <1121> with thee shall keep <8104>(8799) your priest's office <3550> for every thing <1697> of the altar <4196>, and within <1004> the vail <6532>; and ye shall serve <5647>(8804): I have given <5414>(8799) your priest's office <3550> unto you as a service <5656> of gift <4979>: and the stranger <2114>(8801) that cometh nigh <7131> shall be put to death <4191>(8714).
8. And the LORD <3068> spake <1696>(8762) unto Aaron <175>, Behold, I also have given <5414>(8804) thee the charge <4931> of mine heave offerings <8641> of all the hallowed things <6944> of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>; unto thee have I given <5414>(8804) them by reason of the anointing <4888>, and to thy sons <1121>, by an ordinance <2706> for ever <5769>.
9. This shall be thine of the most <6944> holy things <6944>, reserved from the fire <784>: every oblation <7133> of theirs, every meat offering <4503> of theirs, and every sin offering <2403> of theirs, and every trespass offering <817> of theirs, which they shall render <7725>(8686) unto me, shall be most <6944> holy <6944> for thee and for thy sons <1121>.
10. In the most <6944> holy <6944> place shalt thou eat <398>(8799) it; every male <2145> shall eat <398>(8799) it: it shall be holy <6944> unto thee.
11. And this is thine; the heave offering <8641> of their gift <4976>, with all the wave offerings <8573> of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>: I have given <5414>(8804) them unto thee, and to thy sons <1121> and to thy daughters <1323> with thee, by a statute <2706> for ever <5769>: every one that is clean <2889> in thy house <1004> shall eat <398>(8799) of it.
12. All the best <2459> of the oil <3323>, and all the best <2459> of the wine <8492>, and of the wheat <1715>, the firstfruits <7225> of them which they shall offer <5414>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, them have I given <5414>(8804) thee.
13. And whatsoever is first ripe <1061> in the land <776>, which they shall bring <935>(8686) unto the LORD <3068>, shall be thine; every one that is clean <2889> in thine house <1004> shall eat <398>(8799) of it.
14. Every thing devoted <2764> in Israel <3478> shall be thine.
15. Every thing that openeth <6363> the matrix <7358> in all flesh <1320>, which they bring <7126>(8686) unto the LORD <3068>, whether it be of men <120> or beasts <929>, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn <1060> of man <120> shalt thou surely <6299>(8800) redeem <6299>(8799), and the firstling <1060> of unclean <2931> beasts <929> shalt thou redeem <6299>(8799).
16. And those that are to be redeemed <6299>(8803) from a month <2320> old <1121> shalt thou redeem <6299>(8799), according to thine estimation <6187>, for the money <3701> of five <2568> shekels <8255>, after the shekel <8255> of the sanctuary <6944>, which is twenty <6242> gerahs <1626>.
17. But the firstling <1060> of a cow <7794>, or the firstling <1060> of a sheep <3775>, or the firstling <1060> of a goat <5795>, thou shalt not redeem <6299>(8799); they are holy <6944>: thou shalt sprinkle <2236>(8799) their blood <1818> upon the altar <4196>, and shalt burn <6999>(8686) their fat <2459> for an offering made by fire <801>, for a sweet <5207> savour <7381> unto the LORD <3068>.
18. And the flesh <1320> of them shall be thine, as the wave <8573> breast <2373> and as the right <3225> shoulder <7785> are thine.
19. All the heave offerings <8641> of the holy things <6944>, which the children <1121> of Israel <3478> offer <7311>(8686) unto the LORD <3068>, have I given <5414>(8804) thee, and thy sons <1121> and thy daughters <1323> with thee, by a statute <2706> for ever <5769>: it is a covenant <1285> of salt <4417> for ever <5769> before <6440> the LORD <3068> unto thee and to thy seed <2233> with thee.
20. And the LORD <3068> spake <559>(8799) unto Aaron <175>, Thou shalt have no inheritance <5157>(8799) in their land <776>, neither shalt thou have any part <2506> among <8432> them: I am thy part <2506> and thine inheritance <5159> among <8432> the children <1121> of Israel <3478>.
21. And, behold, I have given <5414>(8804) the children <1121> of Levi <3878> all the tenth <4643> in Israel <3478> for an inheritance <5159>, for <2500> their service <5656> which they serve <5647>(8802), even the service <5656> of the tabernacle <168> of the congregation <4150>.
22. Neither must the children <1121> of Israel <3478> henceforth <5750> come nigh <7126>(8799) the tabernacle <168> of the congregation <4150>, lest they bear <5375>(8800) sin <2399>, and die <4191>(8800).
23. But the Levites <3881> shall do <5647>(8804) the service <5656> of the tabernacle <168> of the congregation <4150>, and they shall bear <5375>(8799) their iniquity <5771>: it shall be a statute <2708> for ever <5769> throughout your generations <1755>, that among <8432> the children <1121> of Israel <3478> they have <5157>(8799) no inheritance <5159>.
24. But the tithes <4643> of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, which they offer <7311>(8686) as an heave offering <8641> unto the LORD <3068>, I have given <5414>(8804) to the Levites <3881> to inherit <5159>: therefore I have said <559>(8804) unto them, Among <8432> the children <1121> of Israel <3478> they shall have <5157>(8799) no inheritance <5159>.
25. And the LORD <3068> spake <1696>(8762) unto Moses <4872>, saying <559>(8800),
26. Thus speak <1696>(8762) unto the Levites <3881>, and say <559>(8804) unto them, When ye take <3947>(8799) of the children <1121> of Israel <3478> the tithes <4643> which I have given <5414>(8804) you from them for your inheritance <5159>, then ye shall offer <7311>(8689) up an heave offering <8641> of it for the LORD <3068>, even a tenth <4643> part of the tithe <4643>.
27. And this your heave offering <8641> shall be reckoned <2803>(8738) unto you, as though it were the corn <1715> of the threshingfloor <1637>, and as the fulness <4395> of the winepress <3342>.
28. Thus ye also shall offer <7311>(8686) an heave offering <8641> unto the LORD <3068> of all your tithes <4643>, which ye receive <3947>(8799) of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>; and ye shall give <5414>(8804) thereof the LORD'S <3068> heave offering <8641> to Aaron <175> the priest <3548>.
29. Out of all your gifts <4979> ye shall offer <7311>(8686) every heave offering <8641> of the LORD <3068>, of all the best <2459> thereof, even the hallowed part <4720> thereof out of it.
30. Therefore thou shalt say <559>(8804) unto them, When ye have heaved <7311>(8687) the best <2459> thereof from it, then it shall be counted <2803>(8738) unto the Levites <3881> as the increase <8393> of the threshingfloor <1637>, and as the increase <8393> of the winepress <3342>.
31. And ye shall eat <398>(8804) it in every place <4725>, ye and your households <1004>: for it is your reward <7939> for <2500> your service <5656> in the tabernacle <168> of the congregation <4150>.
32. And ye shall bear <5375>(8799) no sin <2399> by reason of it, when ye have heaved <7311>(8687) from it the best <2459> of it: neither shall ye pollute <2490>(8762) the holy things <6944> of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, lest ye die <4191>(8799).
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TEACHING & LEARNING
It has been said - Good bible reading is good bible study and good teaching comes from learning the lessons God has left on record for us. The book of Proverbs has a lot to say about this and is concerned with the learning of wisdom. There really are no other alternatives to learning wisdom than by reading His word first hand. We can either become wise learners or refuse to learn and become foolish failures. The choice is really ours - and Proverbs encourages us to make the right choice.
Peter Dulis [toronto west] Comment added in 2017 Reply to Peter
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1. A wise <2450> son <1121> heareth his father's <1> instruction <4148>: but a scorner <3887>(8801) heareth <8085>(8804) not rebuke <1606>.
2. A man <376> shall eat <398>(8799) good <2896> by the fruit <6529> of his mouth <6310>: but the soul <5315> of the transgressors <898>(8802) shall eat violence <2555>.
3. He that keepeth <5341>(8802) his mouth <6310> keepeth <8104>(8802) his life <5315>: but he that openeth wide <6589>(8802) his lips <8193> shall have destruction <4288>.
4. The soul <5315> of the sluggard <6102> desireth <183>(8693), and hath nothing: but the soul <5315> of the diligent <2742> shall be made fat <1878>(8792).
5. A righteous <6662> man hateth <8130>(8799) lying <1697> <8267>: but a wicked <7563> man is loathsome <887>(8686), and cometh to shame <2659>(8686).
6. Righteousness <6666> keepeth <5341>(8799) him that is upright <8537> in the way <1870>: but wickedness <7564> overthroweth <5557>(8762) the sinner <2403>.
7. There is <3426> that maketh himself rich <6238>(8693), yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor <7326>(8711), yet <3605> hath great <7227> riches <1952>.
8. The ransom <3724> of a man's <376> life <5315> are his riches <6239>: but the poor <7326>(8802) heareth <8085>(8804) not rebuke <1606>.
9. The light <216> of the righteous <6662> rejoiceth <8055>(8799): but the lamp <5216> of the wicked <7563> shall be put out <1846>(8799).
10. Only by pride <2087> cometh <5414>(8799) contention <4683>: but with the well advised <3289>(8737) is wisdom <2451>.
11. Wealth <1952> gotten by vanity <1892> shall be diminished <4591>(8799): but he that gathereth <6908>(8802) by labour <3027> shall increase <7235>(8686).
12. Hope <8431> deferred <4900>(8794) maketh the heart <3820> sick <2470>(8688): but when the desire <8378> cometh <935>(8802), it is a tree <6086> of life <2416>.
13. Whoso despiseth <936>(8802) the word <1697> shall be destroyed <2254>(8735): but he that feareth <3373> the commandment <4687> shall be rewarded <7999>(8792).
14. The law <8451> of the wise <2450> is a fountain <4726> of life <2416>, to depart <5493>(8800) from the snares <4170> of death <4194>.
15. Good <2896> understanding <7922> giveth <5414>(8799) favour <2580>: but the way <1870> of transgressors <898>(8802) is hard <386>.
16. Every prudent <6175> man dealeth <6213>(8799) with knowledge <1847>: but a fool <3684> layeth open <6566>(8799) his folly <200>.
17. A wicked <7563> messenger <4397> falleth <5307>(8799) into mischief <7451>: but a faithful <529> ambassador <6735> is health <4832>.
18. Poverty <7389> and shame <7036> shall be to him that refuseth <6544>(8802) instruction <4148>: but he that regardeth <8104>(8802) reproof <8433> shall be honoured <3513>(8792).
19. The desire <8378> accomplished <1961>(8738) is sweet <6149>(8799) to the soul <5315>: but it is abomination <8441> to fools <3684> to depart <5493>(8800) from evil <7451>.
20. He that walketh <1980>(8802) with wise <2450> men shall be wise <2449>(8799): but a companion <7462>(8802) of fools <3684> shall be destroyed <7321>(8735).
21. Evil <7451> pursueth <7291>(8762) sinners <2400>: but to the righteous <6662> good <2896> shall be repayed <7999>(8762).
22. A good <2896> man leaveth an inheritance <5157>(8686) to his children's <1121> children <1121>: and the wealth <2428> of the sinner <2398>(8802) is laid up <6845>(8803) for the just <6662>.
23. Much <7230> food <400> is in the tillage <5215> of the poor <7218>(8676) <7326>(8802): but there is <3426> that is destroyed <5595>(8737) for want <3808> of judgment <4941>.
24. He that spareth <2820>(8802) his rod <7626> hateth <8130>(8802) his son <1121>: but he that loveth <157>(8802) him chasteneth <4148> him betimes <7836>(8765).
25. The righteous <6662> eateth <398>(8802) to the satisfying <7648> of his soul <5315>: but the belly <990> of the wicked <7563> shall want <2637>(8799).
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Hanging on a tree?
Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Being hung on a tree was for blasphemy and treason both of which the Jews claimed Jesus was guilty of for saying he was the Messiah, yet in their ignorance dying on the stake proved he was the Messiah.
The word redeemed here means bought off, how has he bought us of from the law?
By being made a curse of it for us, not instead of us but for us, but the US only really applies to the Jews because only they were under the Law of Moses however he took away the curse of sin and death for everyone by offering all of us a way of salvation.
These are strange words to use when we think of an innocent man being made a curse for us, but it quite simply means we have a great high priest who was made like us bearing that sin nature like our own.
He never broke the law or sinned and was therefore innocent, however for him to redeem us from the law it had to act upon him. And the only way it could act upon him was for the Lord Jesus Christ to be hung on a tree. So he was cursed in the mode of his death, according to the words of the law of Moses “cursed is EVERYONE that hangeth upon a tree”.
Christ was made a curse for us, not instead of us but a victim of it. And it wasn’t just the curse of the flesh he redeemed us from but the curse of God. The only way the Lord Jesus Christ could officiate as a priest was by the law cursing him and cursing an innocent man.
And he didn’t free us from the law by it acting upon an innocent man but the fact it could only act upon flesh and blood. When the Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected and made immortal he was no more flesh and blood therefore the law of flesh and blood could not apply to him anymore.
The Aaronic priesthood was vital to the law and the law gave the Aaronic priesthood power or authority. If the law failed it was the end of the Aaronic order and its priesthood. SO not only did this hanging on a tree end the mosaic order but the Aaronic priesthood also and started a priesthood after the order of Melchezedek!
It amazes me that right the way back this little loophole of being cursed for hanging on a tree was implemented just for the action of Christ. This is where the true mecry of the father is shown!
stephen cox [Sedgley UK] Comment added in 2014 Reply to stephen
Our Galatians reading today begins [Gal.3 v.1] - “O foolish Galatians who has bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you.”
Paul had taught them by the Spirit supported by some miracles [Gal. 3 vs.2-3]. Yet the Judaiziing element were persuading the ecclesia to turn to the law given to Moses.
We might ask the question - In what way was Paul's life evidence to the Galatians that Jesus Christ was crucified among them?
Our Lord Jesus Christ was mocked, scourged, beaten then crucified by wicked men [Matt.27 v.26-30]. Paul reminds us of his own experiences at the hands of unjust men. They were to a far lesser extent than the sufferings of Jesus. The sufferings of Paul followed a pattern similar to those of Jesus. Paul was unjustly beaten with many stripes [Acts 16 v.23]. "As ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings in fastings; ..…" [2Cor.6 vs.4-6] also for further reading see, 2Cor.11: vs.23-28.
Acts 14 vs.19-20] - "Jews from Antioch and Iconium persuaded the people having stoned Paul at Lystra, took him out of the city, supposing he was dead. Paul’s disciples stood round him. “he rose up and went into the city…” Again we see a similar pattern of events that happened to Jesus recorded in the Gospel narratives.
Therefore Paul was able to write:-
Gal.6 v.17 - "From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus."
Peter Moore [Erith, UK] Comment added in 2024 Reply to Peter
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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>.