Galatians 4:22

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

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.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Abraham had two sons. The first son was from a slave woman and the second was from a free woman.

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.

Darby Translation
For it is written that Abraham had two sons; one of the maid servant, and one of the free woman.

Christian Standard Bible®
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and the other by a free woman.

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.

King James Version (1611)
For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

Literal Translation
For it has been written, Abraham had two sons, one out of the slave woman and one out of 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.

Amplified Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman [Hagar] and one by the free woman [Sarah].

American Standard Version
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.

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.

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.

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,

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.

New English Translation
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other 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.

English Standard Version
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by 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.

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.

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

English Revised Version
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.

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.

King James Version
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

Lexham English Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the female slave and one by the free woman.

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:

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.

New American Standard Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman.

Good News Translation
It says that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman, the other by a free woman.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For it is writun, that Abraham hadde two sones, oon of a seruaunt, and oon of a fre womman.

Contextual Overview

²¹Tell me now, you who have become so enamored with the law: Have you paid close attention to that law? Abraham, remember, had two sons: one by the slave woman and one by the free woman. The son of the slave woman was born by human connivance; the son of the free woman was born by God's promise. This illustrates the very thing we are dealing with now. The two births represent two ways of being in relationship with God. One is from Mount Sinai in Arabia. It corresponds with what is now going on in Jerusalem—a slave life, producing slaves as offspring. This is the way of Hagar. In contrast to that, there is an invisible Jerusalem, a free Jerusalem, and she is our mother—this is the way of Sarah. Remember what Isaiah wrote: Rejoice, barren woman who bears no children, shout and cry out, woman who has no birth pangs, Because the children of the barren woman now surpass the children of the chosen woman. Isn't it clear, friends, that you, like Isaac, are children of promise? In the days of Hagar and Sarah, the child who came from faithless connivance (Ishmael) harassed the child who came—empowered by the Spirit—from the faithful promise (Isaac). Isn't it clear that the harassment you are now experiencing from the Jerusalem heretics follows that old pattern? There is a Scripture that tells us what to do: "Expel the slave mother with her son, for the slave son will not inherit with the free son." Isn't that conclusive? We are not children of the slave woman, but 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.