Add parallel Print Page Options

25 Hagar, who stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia, is[a] a figure of the present city of Jerusalem, in slavery with all its people. 26 (A)But the heavenly Jerusalem is free, and she is our mother. 27 (B)For the scripture says,

“Be happy, you childless woman!
    Shout and cry with joy, you who never felt the pains of childbirth!
For the woman who was deserted will have more children
    than the woman whose husband never left her.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:25 Hagar … is; some manuscripts have Sinai is a mountain in Arabia, and it is.

Bible Gateway Recommends

Good News Translation Men's Bible a Devotional Bible for Men
Good News Translation Men's Bible a Devotional Bible for Men
Retail: $17.99
Our Price: $15.99
Save: $2.00 (11%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
Good News Bible - Cloth, Maroon - Slightly Imperfect
Good News Bible - Cloth, Maroon - Slightly Imperfect
Retail: $11.99
Our Price: $10.39
Save: $1.60 (13%)
Faith and Liberty Bible (GNT)
Faith and Liberty Bible (GNT)
Retail: $49.99
Our Price: $44.99
Save: $5.00 (10%)