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Galatians 4:29 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Galatians 4:29Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 4:2914 words
GreekMeaning
ἀλλ’all’
ButwordG235
ὥσπερhōsper
just aswordG5618
τότεtote
at that timeadverbG5119
ho
the onearticleG3588
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
σάρκαsarka
fleshnounG4561
γεννηθεὶςgennētheis
having been bornverbG1080
ἐδίωκεediōke
he was persecutingverbG1377
τὸνton
the one bornarticleG3588
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
πνεῦμαpneuma
SpiritnounG4151
οὕτωςhoutōs
soadverbG3779
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
νῦνnyn
it is nowadverbG3568
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 4:29

“But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. Howbeit what says the Scripture? Genesis 21:10 Cast out the handmaid and her son: for the son of the handmaid shall not inherit with the son of the freewoman.” What! Does all this consolation consist in showing that freemen are persecuted by bond-men? By no means, he says, I do not stop here, listen to what follows, and then, if you be not pusillanimous under…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 4
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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