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Murdock Translation

Galatians 4:22

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the bondmaid, and one by the free woman.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abraham;   Bastard;   Justification;   Parables;   Thompson Chain Reference - Backsliding;   Deterioration-Development;   The Topic Concordance - Jerusalem;   Newness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Liberty, Christian;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Keturah;   Sarah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hagar;   Isaac;   Ishmael;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Church, the;   Citizenship;   Genesis, Theology of;   Law of Christ;   Legalism;   New Covenant;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Sarah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abraham;   Alexandria;   Galatians, the Epistle to the;   Hagar;   Hebrews, the Epistle to the;   Isaac;   Old Testament;   Patriarchs;   Sarah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Allegory;   Old Testament Quotations in the New Testament;   Patriarchs, the;   Sarai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Adoption;   Hagar;   Quotations;   Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abraham;   Galatians Epistle to the;   Good;   Interpretation;   Isaac ;   Maid;   Roman Law in the Nt;   Type;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abraham ;   Genesis, Book of;   Isaac ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Bondage;   Kedar;   Sarah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abram;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Prophecy;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Abram;   Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abraham;   Allegory;   Bondmaid;   Freewoman;   Galatians, Epistle to the;   Handmaid;   Inspiration;   Interpretation;   Isaac;   Ishmael (1);   Pauline Theology;   Sarah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Allegorical Interpretation;   Phylacteries;  

Devotionals:

- My Utmost for His Highest - Devotion for December 10;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and the other by a free woman.
King James Version (1611)
For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
King James Version
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
English Standard Version
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman.
New American Standard Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman.
New Century Version
The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons. The mother of one son was a slave woman, and the mother of the other son was a free woman.
Amplified Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman [Hagar] and one by the free woman [Sarah].
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the bondwoman and one by the free woman.
Legacy Standard Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman and one by the free woman.
Berean Standard Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
Contemporary English Version
In the Scriptures we learn that Abraham had two sons. The mother of one of them was a slave, while the mother of the other one had always been free.
Complete Jewish Bible
It says that Avraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman.
Darby Translation
For it is written that Abraham had two sons; one of the maid servant, and one of the free woman.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons. The mother of one son was a slave woman, and the mother of the other son was a free woman.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, one by a seruant, and one by a free woman.
George Lamsa Translation
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by a bondmaid, and one by a freewoman.
Good News Translation
It says that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman, the other by a free woman.
Lexham English Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the female slave and one by the free woman.
Literal Translation
For it has been written, Abraham had two sons, one out of the slave woman and one out of the free woman.
American Standard Version
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.
Bible in Basic English
Because it is in the Writings, that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman, and one by the free woman.
Hebrew Names Version
For it is written that Avraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman.
International Standard Version
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and the other by a free woman.Genesis 16:15; 21:2;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one of the bondmaid, and one of the free.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, the one by a bonde mayde, the other by a free woman:
English Revised Version
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.
World English Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For it is written, Abraham had two sons, one by the bond-woman, another by the free-woman.
Weymouth's New Testament
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave-girl and one by the free woman.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For it is writun, that Abraham hadde two sones, oon of a seruaunt, and oon of a fre womman.
Update Bible Version
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman, and one by the free woman.
Webster's Bible Translation
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-maid, the other by a free-woman.
New English Translation
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
New King James Version
For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman.
New Living Translation
The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave wife and one from his freeborn wife.
New Life Bible
The Holy Writings say that Abraham had two sons. One was born from a woman servant (Hagar) who was owned by someone. She had to do what she was told. The other son was born from a woman (Sarah) who was free to work and live as she desired.
New Revised Standard
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and the other by a free woman.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For it is written, that, Abraham, had two sons - one by the bondmaid, and one by the free woman;
Douay-Rheims Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman and the other by a free woman.
Revised Standard Version
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For it is written that Abraham had two sonnes ye one by a bonde mayde the other by a fre woman.
Young's Literal Translation
for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For it is wrytten, that Abraham had two sonnes the one by a bonde mayde, the other by a fre woman.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for it is there written, Abraham had two sons, the one by a bond-maid, the other by a free-woman.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Abraham had two sons. The first son was from a slave woman and the second was from a free woman.

Contextual Overview

21 Tell me, ye who desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the bondmaid, and one by the free woman. 23 But he that was by the bond maid, was born after the flesh; and he that was by the free woman, was by the promise. 24 And these are allegorical of the two covenants; the one from mount Sinai, which bringeth forth for bondage, is Hagar. 25 For Hagar is the mount Sinai in Arabia, and correspondeth with the present Jerusalem, and is serving in bondage, she and her children. 26 But the Jerusalem above, is the free woman, who is the mother of us. 27 For it is written, Be joyful, thou barren, who bearest not: exult and shout, thou who hast not travailed: for more numerous are the children of the desolate than the children of the married woman. 28 Now we, my brethren, like Isaac, are the children of the promise. 29 And as then, he that was born after the flesh, persecuted him [fn] of the Spirit; so also [fn] now. 30 But what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondmaid, and her son; because the son of the bondmaid shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Genesis 16:2-4, Genesis 16:15, Genesis 21:1, Genesis 21:2, Genesis 21:10

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:9 - mocking Isaiah 8:20 - the law Isaiah 41:8 - the seed Matthew 3:9 - We Romans 4:12 - to them Romans 9:8 - They which Galatians 3:29 - Abraham's Galatians 4:26 - free Galatians 5:13 - ye 1 Peter 3:6 - daughters

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For it is written,.... In Genesis 16:15

that Abraham had two sons, not two sons only; for besides the two referred to, he had six more, Genesis 25:2 but it being only pertinent to the apostle's purpose to take notice of these two, he mentions no more, though he does not deny that he had any more. These two sons were Ishmael and Isaac:

the one by a bondmaid. Ishmael was by Hagar, Sarah's servant, who represented the covenant the Jewish nation was under the bondage of.

The other by a free woman. Isaac was by Sarah, Abraham's proper and lawful wife, who was mistress of the family, and represented in figure the covenant, and Gospel church state, and all believers, Gentiles as well as Jews, as under the liberty thereof.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For it is written - Genesis 16:0; Genesis 21:0.

Abraham had two sons - Ishmael and Isaac. Abraham subsequently had several sons by Keturah after the death of Sarah; 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 22. For it is written — Viz. in Genesis 16:15; Genesis 22:1, c., that Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac the one; Ishmael, by a bond maid, Hagar; the other, Isaac, by a free woman, Sarah.


 
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