1 Now  I say  , [That] the heir  , as long as  +  +  he is  a child  , differeth  nothing  from a servant  , though he be  lord  of all  2 But  is  under  tutors  and  governors  until  the time appointed  of the father  3 Even  so  we  , when  we were  children  , were  in bondage  under  the elements  of the world  4 But  when  the fullness  of the time  was come  , God  sent forward  his  Son  , made  of  a woman  , made  under  the law  5 To  redeem  them that were under  the law  , that  we might receive  the adoption of sons  6 And  because  you are  sons  , God  has sent forward  the Spirit  of his  Son  into  your  hearts  , crying  , Abba  , Father  7 why  you are  no more  a servant  , but  a son  ; and  if  a son  , then  a heir  of God  through  Christ  8 However  then  +  , when you knew  not  God  , you did service  to them which by nature  are  no  gods  9 But  now  , after that you have known  God  , or  rather  are known  of  God  , how  turn you  again  to  the weak  and  beggarly  elements  , to which  you desire  again  +  to be in bondage  10 Observe  days  , and  months  , and  times  , and  years  11 I am afraid  of you  , in case  +  I have bestowed  on  you  labour  in vain  12 brothers  , I beg  you  , be  as  I  [am]; for  I  [am] as  you  [are]: you have not injured  me  at all  13 +  You know  how  through  infirmity  of the flesh  I preached the gospel  to you  at the first  14 And  my  temptation  which was in  my  flesh  you despised  not  , nor  rejected  ; but  received  me  as  an angel  of God  , [even] as  Christ  Jesus  15 Where  is  then  the blessedness  you  spake of? for  I bear  you  record  , that  , if  [it had been] possible  , you would have plucked out  your  own eyes  , and have given them  +  to me  16 Am I  therefore  become  your  enemy  , because I tell  you  the truth  17 They zealously affect  you  , [but] not  well  ; yes  , they would  exclude  you  , that  you might affect  them  18 But  [it is] good  to be zealously affected  always  in  [a] good  [thing], and  not  only  when  I  am present  with  you  19 My  little children  , of who  I travail in birth  again  until  +  Christ  be formed  in  you  20 +  I desire  to be present  with  you  now  , and  to changes  my  voice  ; for  I stand in doubt  of  you  21 Tell  me  , you that desire  to be  under  the law  , do you  not  hear  the law  22 For  it is written  , that  Abraham  had  two  sons  , the one  by  a bondmaid  ,  the other  by  a freewoman  23 But  he  [who was] of  the bondwoman  was born  after  the flesh  ; but  he of  the freewoman  [was] by  promise  24 Which things  are  an allegory  : for  these  are  the two  covenants  ; the one  +  from  the mount  Sinai  , which genders  to  bondage  , which  is  Agar  25 For  this Agar  is  mount  Sinai  in  Arabia  , and  answers  to Jerusalem  which  now is  , and  is in bondage  with  her  children  26 But  Jerusalem  which is above  is  free  , which  is  the mother  of us  all  27 For  it is written  , Rejoice  , barren  that do not  bear  ; break forward  and  cry  , you that toils  not  : for  the desolate  has many more  children  than  +  she which has  a husband  28 Now  we  , brothers  , as  Isaac  was  , are  the children  of promise  29 But  as  then  he that was born  after  the flesh  persecuted  him [that was born] after  the Spirit  , even  so  [it is] now  30 Nevertheless  what  [do] say  the scripture  ? Cast out  the bondwoman  and  her  son  : for  the son  of the bondwoman  will  not  be heir  with  the son  of the freewoman  31 So then  , brothers  , we are  not  children  of the bondwoman  , but  of the free