O panorama
Gálatas 4 abre com “Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant…”, muda perto do versículo 16 com “Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?” e termina com “So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Gálatas · Versão King James · 31Gálatas 4:1-8
Versículos 1–8: I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a…
Gálatas 4:1–8 abre com “Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he…” e chega a “Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Aprenda como adoração, relacionamentos, santidade, serviço, perseverança e esperança se tornam práticas visíveis em Gálatas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem child, differeth, heir. A relação com os versículos 2 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:” Nomear Even mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Gálatas 4:1-8
Versão King James1Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
2But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
8Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
Gálatas 4:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn…
Gálatas 4:9–16 abre com “But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak…” e chega a “Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Aprenda como adoração, relacionamentos, santidade, serviço, perseverança e esperança se tornam práticas visíveis em Gálatas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 3 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem afraid, bestowed, labour. A relação com os versículos 10 e 12 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Gálatas 4:9-16
Versão King James9But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
10Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
12Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.
13Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
14And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
15Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
16Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
Gálatas 4:17-24
Versículos 17–24: They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you…
Gálatas 4:17–24 abre com “They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.” e chega a “Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Aprenda como adoração, relacionamentos, santidade, serviço, perseverança e esperança se tornam práticas visíveis em Gálatas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem affect, exclude, well. A relação com os versículos 18 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,” Nomear Christ mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Gálatas 4:17-24
Versão King James17They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
18But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
19My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
20I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
21Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
24Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
Gálatas 4:25-31
Versículos 25–31: For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which…
Gálatas 4:25–31 abre com “For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in…” e chega a “So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Aprenda como adoração, relacionamentos, santidade, serviço, perseverança e esperança se tornam práticas visíveis em Gálatas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Gálatas 4:25-31
Versão King James25For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
29But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
30Nevertheless 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.
31So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Galatians 4:1 começa com “Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;”
Onde o capítulo muda
Galatians 4:16 forma uma mudança natural: “Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?”
A nota final
Galatians 4:31 deixa o leitor com “So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras children, bondage, bondwoman, flesh, born, brethren ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.