Galatians 4:23 Parallel Translations

Now, the son of the slave woman was conceived in a natural way, but the son of the free woman was conceived through a promise made to Abraham.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

Now the son by the servant-woman has his birth after the flesh; but the son by the free woman has his birth through the undertaking of God.

DBY:

But he that was of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he that was of the free woman through the promise.

ERV:

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

WEY:

But we see that the child of the slave-girl was born in the common course of nature; but the child of the free woman in fulfilment of the promise.

WBS:

But he who was of the bond-woman, was born according to the flesh; but he of the free-woman was by promise.

WEB:

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

YLT:

but he who is of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who is of the free-woman, through the promise;

Galatians 4:23 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 17:16 "I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

Genesis 18:10 He said, "I will surely return to you at this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son." And Sarah was listening at the tent door, which was behind him.

Genesis 21:1 Then the LORD took note of Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had promised.

Romans 9:7 nor are they all children because they are Abraham's descendants, but: "THROUGH ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE NAMED."

Galatians 4:28 And you brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise.

Galatians 4:29 But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now also.

Hebrews 11:11 By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:23 But he [who was] of the bondwoman was born after the {x} flesh; but he of the freewoman [was] by {y} promise.
(x) As all men are, and by the common course of nature.
(y) By virtue of the promise, which Abraham laid hold on for himself and his true seed, for otherwise Abraham and Sara were past the begetting and bearing of children.

PNT:

4:23 He [who was] of the bondwoman was born after the flesh. The son of the bondwoman was born in the ordinary course of nature.
He of the freewoman [was] by promise. The son of Sarah was a child of promise, born when she was long past the age of bearing children. See Ge 18:1,14 21:1,2 Heb 11:11.

WES:

4:23 Was born after the flesh - In a natural way. By promise - Through that supernatural strength which was given Abraham in consequence of the promise.

MHC:

4:21-27 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, is in a state of freedom, and is the mother of all believers, who are born of the Holy Spirit. They were by regeneration and true faith, made a part of the true seed of Abraham, according to the promise made to him.

CONC:

Birth Bondwoman Bond-woman Born Child Common Course Flesh Free Freewoman Free-woman Fulfilment Handmaid Howbeit However Maid Maid-servant Nature Ordinary Promise Result Servant Servant-woman Slave Slave-girl Undertaking

Bondwoman Bond-Woman Born Child Common Course Flesh Free Freewoman Free-Woman Fulfilment Handmaid Howbeit However Maid Maid-Servant Nature Ordinary Promise Result Servant Servant-Woman Slave Slave-Girl Undertaking Way

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