Galatians 4:29
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.”
σάρξ
Flesh, body, human nature. Sarx. The Word became flesh. God took on human nature completely. He knows from the inside what it means to be human. He is not a distant deity.
πνεῦμα
Spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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γεννάω
having been born
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γεννάω
To beget, to be born. Gennao. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. New birth is divine not human. You cannot birth yourself into the kingdom. God does it.
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διώκω
he was persecuting
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διώκω
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
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νῦν
it is] now;
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νῦν
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
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τότε
at that time
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τότε
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
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ὥσπερ
just as
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ὥσπερ
just as, i.e. exactly like
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