Galatians 4:23

23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.

Galatians 4:23 in Other Translations

KJV
23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
ESV
23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise.
NLT
23 The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God’s promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God’s own fulfillment of his promise.
MSG
23 The son of the slave woman was born by human connivance; the son of the free woman was born by God's promise.
CSB
23 But the one by the slave was born according to the flesh, while the one by the free woman was born as the result of a promise.

Galatians 4:23 In-Context

21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.
24 These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar.
25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 28,29; Romans 9:7,8
  • 2. Genesis 17:16-21; Genesis 18:10-14; Genesis 21:1; Hebrews 11:11
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