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Galatians 4:22

As Scripture says, Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the free woman.

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In The King James Version

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

In Context

21Answer me this, you people who want to live under the law: Don't you hear what the law is saying?

23However, the son from the servant girl was born following a human plan, while the son from the free woman was born as the result of the promise.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:2so Sarai said to Abram, “Please listen to me. The Lord hasn't let me have any children. So please go and sleep with my slave. Maybe I can have a family through her.” Abram agreed to what Sarai had suggested.

Genesis 21:1The Lord came to help Sarah as he'd said he would. The Lord did for Sarah what he'd promised.

Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:22-31

Affectionate Remonstrance. ( a. d. 56.) 21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. 24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. 25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem… Read the whole commentary →

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