Galatians 4:23
Strong's Lexicon
His [son]
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

by
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

slave woman
παιδίσκης (paidiskēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3814: A female slave, maidservant, maid, young girl. Feminine diminutive of pais; a girl, i.e., a female slave or servant.

was born
γεγέννηται (gegennētai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.

according to
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

[the] flesh,
σάρκα (sarka)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.

[but]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[his son]
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

by
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

free [woman]
ἐλευθέρας (eleutheras)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1658: Free, delivered from obligation. Probably from the alternate of erchomai; unrestrained, i.e. not a slave, or exempt.

[was born] because of
δι’* (di’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

the
〈τῆς〉 (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

promise.
ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1860: A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study 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.

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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the one by the slave was born according to the impulse of the flesh, while the one by the free woman was born as the result of a promise.

New American Standard Bible
But the son by the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and the son by the free woman through the promise.

King James Bible
But he [who was] of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman [was] by promise.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.

New Living Translation
The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God's promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God's own fulfillment of his promise.

English Standard Version
But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise.

New American Standard Bible
But the son by the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and the son by the free woman through the promise.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the one by the slave was born according to the impulse of the flesh, while the one by the free woman was born as the result of a promise.

International Standard Version
Now the slave woman's son was conceived through human means, while the free woman's son was conceived through divine promise.

NET Bible
But one, the son by the slave woman, was born by natural descent, while the other, the son by the free woman, was born through the promise.

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

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

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;
















Cross References
Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

Genesis 18:10
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

Genesis 21:1
And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

Romans 9:7
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Galatians 4:22
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

Galatians 4:28
Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

Galatians 4:29
But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

Hebrews 11:11
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

Galatians 1:1
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Galatians 4:21
Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

Galatians 4:20
I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
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