Galatians 4:28

Now we, brethren, like Isaac, are children of the promise.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

In Context

27For it is written, Rejoice thou barren, that for a while didst not bear, break forth and cry aloud for joy, thou that didst not travail with child; for many more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath an husband."

29But as then he that was born after the flesh, persecuted him who was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

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Cross References

Acts 3:25Now ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant, which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed:"

Romans 9:8That is, not the children of the flesh are the children of God, but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed.

Galatians 4:23But he who was of the servant, was born according to the course of nature; whereas the son of the free-woman was by virtue of the promise.

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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