Galatians 4:28

And we, brethren, as Isaac, are children of promise,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

27for it hath been written, 'Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many [are] the children of the desolate — more than of her having the husband.'

29but as then he who was born according to the flesh did persecute him according to the spirit, so also now;

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Cross References

Acts 3:25'Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made unto our fathers, saying unto Abraham: And in thy seed shall be blessed all the families of the earth;

Romans 9:8that is, the children of the flesh — these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

Galatians 4:23but he who [is] of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who [is] of the free-woman, through 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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