4:1 [] Legw de, ef ' oson cronon o klhronomoV einai nhpioV, den diaferei doulou, an kai hnai kurioV pantwn,

4:2 all' einai upo epitropouV kai oikonomouV mecri thV proqesmiaV upo tou patroV.

4:3 Outw kai hmeiV, ote hmeqa nhpioi, upo ta stoiceia tou kosmou hmeqa dedoulwmenoi×

4:4 ote omwV hlqe to plhrwma tou cronou, exapesteilen o QeoV ton Uion autou, ostiV egennhqh ek gunaikoV kai upetagh eiV ton nomon,

4:5 dia na exagorash touV upo nomon, dia na labwmen thn uioqesian.

4:6 Kai epeidh eisqe uioi, exapesteilen o QeoV to Pneuma tou Uiou autou eiV taV kardiaV saV, to opoion krazei× Abba, o Pathr.

4:7 Oqen den eisai pleon douloV all' uioV× ean de uioV, kai klhronomoV tou Qeou dia tou Cristou.

4:8 [] Alla tote men mh gnwrizonteV ton Qeon, edouleusate eiV touV mh fusei ontaV QeouV×

4:9 twra de afou egnwrisate ton Qeon, mallon de egnwrisqhte upo tou Qeou, pwV epistrefete palin eiV ta asqenh kai ptwca stoiceia, eiV ta opoia palin wV proteron qelete na douleuhte;

4:10 HmeraV parathreite kai mhnaV kai kairouV kai eniautouV.

4:11 Foboumai dia saV, mhpwV mataiwV ekopiasa eiV esaV.

4:12 [] Ginesqe wV egw, dioti kai egw eimai kaqwV seiV, adelfoi, saV parakalw, oudolwV me hdikhsate×

4:13 exeurete de oti proteron saV ekhruxa to euaggelion en asqeneia thV sarkoV,

4:14 kai den exouqenhsate oud' aperriyate ton peirasmon mou ton en th sarki mou, alla me edecqhte wV aggelon Qeou, wV Criston Ihsoun.

4:15 TiV loipon hto o makarismoV saV; epeidh marturw proV esaV oti ei dunaton touV ofqalmouV saV hqelete ekbalei kai dwsei eiV eme.

4:16 EcqroV saV egeina loipon, dioti saV legw thn alhqeian;

4:17 [] Deiknuousi zhlon proV esaV, ouci omwV kalon, alla qelousi na saV apokleiswsi, dia na echte seiV zhlon proV autouV.

4:18 Kalon de einai na hsqe zhlwtai proV to kalon pantote kai ouci monon otan euriskwmai metaxu saV.

4:19 [] Teknia mou, dia touV opoiouV palin eimai eiV wdinaV, ewsou morfwqh o CristoV en umin×

4:20 hqelon de na pareuriskwmai metaxu saV twra kai na allaxw thn fwnhn mou, dioti aporw dia saV.

4:21 [] Eipate moi oi qelonteV na hsqe upo nomon× ton nomon den akouete;

4:22 Dioti einai gegrammenon oti o Abraam egennhse duo uiouV, ena ek thV doulhV kai ena ek thV eleuqeraV.

4:23 All' o men ek thV doulhV egennhqh kata sarka, o de ek thV eleuqeraV dia thV epaggeliaV×

4:24 Ta opoia einai kata allhgorian× dioti autai einai ai duo diaqhkai, mia men apo tou orouV Sina, h gennwsa proV douleian, htiV einai h Agar.

4:25 Dioti to Agar einai to oroV Sina en th Arabia, kai tautizetai me thn shmerinhn Ierousalhm, einai de eiV douleian meta twn teknwn authV×

4:26 h de anw Ierousalhm einai eleuqera, htiV einai mhthr pantwn hmwn.

4:27 Dioti einai gegrammenon× Eufranqhti, steira h mh tiktousa, ekbale fwnhn kai bohson, h mh wdinousa× dioti ta tekna thV erhmou einai pleiotera para ta tekna thV ecoushV ton andra.

4:28 hmeiV de, adelfoi, kaqwV o Isaak epaggeliaV tekna eimeqa.

4:29 Alla kaqwV tote o kata sarka gennhqeiV ediwke ton kata pneuma, outw kai twra.

4:30 Alla ti legei h grafh; Ekbale thn doulhn kai ton uion authV× dioti den qelei klhronomhsei o uioV thV doulhV meta tou uiou thV eleuqeraV.