NowI say, That theheir, as long asheisa child, differethnothingfrom a servant, though he belordof all; Butisundertutorsandgovernorsuntilthetime appointedof thefather. Evensowe, whenwe werechildren, werein bondageundertheelementsof theworld: Butwhenthefullnessof thetimewas come, Godsent forthhisSon, madeofa woman, madeunderthe law, Toredeemthemthat were underthe law, thatwe might receivetheadoption of sons. Andbecauseye aresons, Godhath sent forththeSpiritof hisSonintoyourhearts, crying, Abba, Father. Whereforethou artno morea servant, buta son; andifa son, thenan heirof GodthroughChrist. Howbeitthen, whenye knewnotGod, ye did serviceunto them which by naturearenogods. Butnow, after that ye have knownGod, orratherare knownofGod, howturnye againtotheweakandbeggarlyelements, whereuntoyedesireagainto be in bondage? Ye observedays, andmonths, andtimes, andyears. I am afraidof you, lestI have bestowed upon you laborin vain. Brethren, I beseechyou, beasI am ; forI am asye are : ye have not injured me at all. Yeknowhowthroughinfirmityof thefleshI preached the gospelunto youat the first. Andmytemptationwhichwas inmyfleshye despisednot, norrejected; butreceivedmeasan angelof God, even asChristJesus. Whereisthentheblessednessyespake of? forI bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked outyour owneyes, and have giventhem to me. Am I thereforebecomeyourenemy, because I tell you the truth? They zealously affectyou, but notwell; yea, they wouldexcludeyou, thatye might affectthem. But it is goodto be zealously affectedalwaysin a good thing, andnotonlywhen Iam presentwithyou. Mylittle children, of whomI travail in birthagainuntilChristbe formedinyou, Idesireto be presentwithyounow, andto changemyvoice; forI stand in doubtofyou. Tellme, ye that desireto beunderthe law, do ye nothearthelaw? Forit is written, thatAbrahamhadtwosons, the onebya bondmaid, theotherbya freewoman. Buthe who was ofthebondwomanwas bornafterthe flesh; butheofthefreewoman was bypromise. Which thingsarean allegory: forthesearethetwocovenants; the onefromthe mountSinai, which engenderethtobondage, whichisHagar. Forthis HagarismountSinaiinArabia, andanswereth toJerusalemwhich nowis, andis in bondagewithherchildren. ButJerusalemwhich is aboveisfree, whichisthe motherof usall. Forit is written, Rejoice, thou barrenthat bearestnot; break forthandcry, thou that travailestnot; forthedesolatehathmanymorechildrenthanshe which hatha husband. Nowwe, brethren, asIsaacwas, arethe childrenof promise. Butasthenhe that was bornafterthe fleshpersecutedhim that was born afterthe Spirit, evenso it is now. NeverthelesswhatsaiththeScripture? Cast outthebondwomanandherson: forthesonof thebondwomanshall notbe heirwiththesonof thefreewoman. So then, brethren, we arenotchildrenof the bondwoman, butof thefree.