26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. 27 For it is written:

‘Be glad, barren woman,
    you who never bore a child;
break forth and cry aloud,
    you who were never in labour;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
    than of her who has a husband.’[a]

28 Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:27 Isaiah 54:1