Galatians 4:23

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Galatians 4:23

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.

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KJV

King James Version

But he [who was] of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman [was] by promise.

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WEB

World English Bible

However, the son by the servant was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Howbeit the [son] by the handmaid is born after the flesh; but the [son] by the freewoman [is born] through promise.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

But indeed, the [one] of the slave woman has been born according to flesh, but the [one] of the free woman through the promise,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Galatians 4

²¹ Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand 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 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.

²⁵ Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

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