Galatians 4
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Galatians 4:27-31

27For it is writtenG1125, “1RejoiceG2165, barrenG4723 womanG4723 who does not bearG5088; BreakG4486 forthG4486 and shoutG994, you who are not in laborG5605; For moreG4183 numerousG4183 are the childrenG5043 of the desolateG2048 ThanG2228 of the one who hasG2192 a husbandG435.” 28And you brethrenG80, 2likeG2596 IsaacG2464, are 3childrenG5043 of promiseG1860. 29But as at that timeG5119 4he who was bornG1080 accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561 5persecutedG1377 him who was born accordingG2596 to the SpiritG4151, 6soG3779 it is nowG3568 alsoG2532. 30But whatG5101 does the ScriptureG1124 sayG3004? “7CastG1544 out the bondwomanG3814 and her sonG5207, For 8the sonG5207 of the bondwomanG3814 shall not be an heirG2816 with the sonG5207 of the freeG1658 womanG1658.” 31SoG1352 thenG1352, brethrenG80, we are not childrenG5043 of a bondwomanG3814, 9but of the freeG1658 womanG1658.

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Notes

  1. 1. Galatians 4:27 Is 54:1 ↩
  2. 2. Galatians 4:28 Gal 4:23 ↩
  3. 3. Galatians 4:28 Rom 9:7ff; Gal 3:29 ↩
  4. 4. Galatians 4:29 Gal 4:23 ↩
  5. 5. Galatians 4:29 Gen 21:9 ↩
  6. 6. Galatians 4:29 Gal 5:11 ↩
  7. 7. Galatians 4:30 Gen 21:10, 12 ↩
  8. 8. Galatians 4:30 John 8:35 ↩
  9. 9. Galatians 4:31 V 5:1, note 1 ↩

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