Galatians 4:22

For it is written, that, Abraham, had two sons—one by the bondmaid, and one by the free woman;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

21Tell me! ye who, under law, are wishing to be: The law, do ye not hear?

23But, he that was of the bondmaid, after the flesh, had been born, whereas, he that was of the free woman, through means of a promise.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:2So then Sarai said unto Abram Behold, I pray thee, Yahweh hath restrained me, from bearing, go in I pray thee unto, my handmaid, peradventure I may be built up from, her, And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

Genesis 21:1Now, Yahweh, visited Sarah, as he had said,—And Yahweh did for Sarah as he had spoken.

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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