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Galatians 4:30 — King James Version← Study notes

Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.


Galatians 4:30Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 4:3025 words
GreekMeaning
ἀλλὰalla
ButwordG235
τίti
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
λέγειlegei
saysverbG3004
thearticleG3588
γραφήgraphē
Scripture?nounG1124
ἜκβαλεEkbale
do cast outverbG1544
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
παιδίσκηνpaidiskēn
slave womannounG3814
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
υἱὸνhyion
sonnounG5207
αὐτῆςautēs
of herpronounG846
οὐou
certainlyadverbG3756
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
μὴ
notadverbG3361
κληρονομήσειklēronomēsei
be heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance)verbG2816
ho
thearticleG3588
υἱὸςhyios
sonnounG5207
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
παιδίσκηςpaidiskēs
slave womannounG3814
μετὰmeta
along withprepositionG3326
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
υἱοῦhyiou
sonnounG5207
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ἐλευθέραςeleutheras
freeadjectiveG1658
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 4:30

“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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