Galatians 4:22

Galatians 4:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave wife and one from his freeborn wife.

Context of Galatians 4:22

20how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you! 21Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of 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. 23His 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. 24These 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.

Galatians 4:22 word by word

γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι Ἀβραὰμ δύο υἱοὺς ἔσχεν, ἕνα ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης καὶ ἕνα ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• the oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• byἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• a bondmaidὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• a bondmaidπαιδίσκηpaidiskē · maidservantG3814
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• a freewomanἐλεύθεροςeleutheros · free/freedomG1658

Cross-references for Galatians 4:22

• Genesis 16:2so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.” Abram agreed to what Sarai said.
• Genesis 21:1Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.

Commentaries on Galatians 4:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22For it is written - Viz. in Genesis 16:15; Genesis 22:1, etc., that Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac; the one; Ishmael, by a bond maid, Hagar; the other, Isaac, by a free woman, Sarah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22For it is written - Genesis 26:1-6. But the two sons by Hagar and Sarah were the most prominent, and the events of their lives furnished the particular illustration which Paul desired. The one by a bond-maid - Ishmael, the son of Hagar. Hagar was an Egyptian slave, whom Sarah gave to Abraham in order that he might not be wholly without posterity; Genesis 16:3. The other by a free woman - Isaac, the son of Sarah; Genesis 21:1-2.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-27Verses 21-27 The difference between believers who rested in Christ only, and those who trusted in the law, is explained by the histories of Isaac and Ishmael. These things are an allegory, wherein, beside the literal and historical sense of the words, the Spirit of God points out something further. Hagar and Sarah were apt emblems of the two different dispensations of the covenant. The heavenly Jerusalem, the true church from above, represented by Sarah…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23Ishmael was the son of the slave woman, Hagar. She was Sarah's servant (see Genesis 16:15). Sarah gave Hagar to Abraham, trying to get the heir God promised through human efforts (see Genesis 16:1–4). Isaac, Sarah's son, was born to the free woman (see Genesis 21:2–3). God did something miraculous to help Sarah have this baby. This fulfilled God's promise (see Genesis 17:15–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. (Ge 16:3-16; 21:2). Abraham--whose sons ye wish to be (compare Ro 9:7-9). a bond maid ... a free woman--rather, as Greek, "the bond maid ... the free woman."Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 4:22

• Abraham
• Bastard
• Justification
• Parables

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Abraham, Abram
• Doubt
• Flesh
• Observe
• Sarah
• Zealously
• Allegory
• Bondmaid
• Freewoman

Commentaries on Galatians 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings