Galatians 4:21-31

Wycliffe Bible

²¹ Say to me, ye that will be under the law, have ye not read the law?

²² For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one of a servant, and one of a free woman [one of the handmaiden, and one of the free wife].

²³ But he that was of the servant, was born after the flesh; but he that was of the free woman, by a promise.^[a]

²⁴ The which things be said by another understanding. For these be two testaments; one in the hill of Sinai, engendering into servage, which is Agar.^[b]

²⁵ For Sinai is an hill that is in Arabia, which hill is joined to it that is now Jerusalem, and serveth with her children.

²⁶ But that Jerusalem that is above, is free, which is our mother.

²⁷ For it is written, Be glad, thou barren, that bearest not; break out and cry, that bringest forth no children [break out and cry, thou that childest not]; for many sons be of her that is left of her husband [for many sons be of the deserted, or left woman], more than of her that hath an husband.

²⁸ For, brethren, we be sons of promise after Isaac; [Forsooth, brethren, we be after Isaac the sons of promise;]

²⁹ but now as this that was born after the flesh pursued him that was after the Spirit, so now.^[c]

³⁰ But what saith the scripture? Cast out the servant and her son, for the son of the servant shall not be heir with the son of the free wife.^[d]

³¹ And so, brethren, we be not sons of the servant, but of the free wife, by which freedom Christ hath made us free.^[e]