Galatians

Galatians 2:4

4This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
becauseδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
false brothersψευδαδέλφουςpseudadelphousNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG5569 a false brother
had come inπαρεισῆλθονpareisēlthonVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG3922 I enter secretly
under false pretensesπαρεισάκτουςpareisaktousAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG3920 brought in secretly
to spy onκατασκοπῆσαιkataskopēsaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG2684 I spy out, plot against
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1657 freedom, liberty
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
ChristΧριστῷChristōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
in orderἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
to enslaveκαταδουλώσουσινkatadoulōsousinVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG2615 I enslave
usἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I

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Galatians 5:1 · Jude 1:4 · 2 Peter 2:1–2 · 1 John 4:1 · Galatians 5:12–13 · 2 Corinthians 11:26 · Galatians 4:3 · Galatians 4:9–10 · 2 Peter 2:19 · Psalm 119:45 · 2 Timothy 3:6 · Galatians 3:23–26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.