Galatians 4:23
World English Bible (WEB)
However, the son by the servant was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
In context
21 Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant, and one by the free woman.
23 However, the son by the servant was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
24 These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.
25 For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.
Galatians 4:23 in every translation
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
- 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.
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- but he who [is] of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who [is] of the free-woman, through the promise;
- DBY Darby Translation
- But he [that was] of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he [that was] of the free woman through the promise.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But he who was of the bond-woman, was born according to the flesh; but he of the free-woman was by promise.