Galatians 4:22
20 how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
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 through the promise.
24 These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
- KJV
- For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
- WEB
- For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant, and one by the free woman.
- ASV
- For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.
- DARBY
- For it is written that Abraham had two sons; one of the maid servant, and one of the free woman.
- BLB
- For it has been written that Abraham had two sons, one of the slave woman and one of the free woman.
- ÅB
- Det er jo skrevet at Abraham hadde to sønner, én med slavekvinnen og én med den frie kvinne;
- OTB
- For det står skrevet at Abraham hadde to sønner, en med trellkvinnen og en med den frie kvinnen.
- B1930
- Det er jo skrevet at Abraham hadde to sønner, én med trælkvinnen og én med den frie kvinne;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 16:15
And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
Read in contextGenesis 21:10
and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!”
Read in contextGenesis 21:1–2
Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.
Read in contextGenesis 16:2–4
So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
Read in context