Galatians 4:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.”
Galatians 4:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Galatians 4:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Galatians 4:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“However, the son by the servant was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.”
Galatians 4:23 — World English Bible
Galatians 4:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Howbeit the son by the handmaid is born after the flesh; but the son by the freewoman is born through promise.”
Galatians 4:23 — American Standard Version
Galatians 4:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“but he who <FI>is<Fi> of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who <FI>is<Fi> of the free-woman, through the promise;”
Galatians 4:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Galatians 4:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But he [that was] of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he [that was] of the free woman through the promise. ”
Galatians 4:23 — Darby Translation
Galatians 4:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But he which was of the seruant, was borne after the flesh: and he which was of the free woman, was borne by promise.”
Galatians 4:23 — Geneva Bible
Galatians 4:23 in Context — Galatians 4
21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
What Does Galatians 4:23 Mean?
Galatians 4:23 is a verse from the Book of Galatians, part of the New Testament. It appears in Galatians chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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