Galatians 4:23
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But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman was by promise.

born.

Romans 9:7,8 Neither are all they that are the seed of Abraham, children: but in Isaac shall thy seed be called. . . .

but.

Genesis 17:15-19 God said also to Abraham: Sarai thy wife thou shalt not call Sarai, but Sara. . . .

Genesis 18:10-14 And he said to him: I will return and come to thee at this time, life accompanying, and Sara, thy wife, shall have a son. Which when Sara heard, she laughed behind the door of the tent. . . .

Genesis 21:1,2 And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken. . . .

Romans 4:18-21 Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be. . . .

Romans 10:8 But what saith the scripture? The word is nigh thee; even in thy mouth and in thy heart. This is the word of faith, which we preach.

Hebrews 11:11 By faith also Sara herself, being barren, received strength to conceive seed, even past the time of age: because she believed that he was faithful who had promised,

Context
Hagar and Sarah
22For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman and the other by a free woman. 23But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman was by promise. 24Which things are said by an allegory. For these are the two testaments. The one from Mount Sina, engendering unto bondage, which is Agar.…
Cross References
Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her, and of her I will give thee a son, whom I will bless, and he shall become nations, and kings of people shall spring from him.

Genesis 18:10
And he said to him: I will return and come to thee at this time, life accompanying, and Sara, thy wife, shall have a son. Which when Sara heard, she laughed behind the door of the tent.

Genesis 21:1
And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken.

Romans 9:7
Neither are all they that are the seed of Abraham, 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 bondwoman and the other by a free woman.

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

Galatians 4:29
But as then he that was born according to the flesh persecuted him that was after the spirit: so also it is now.

Hebrews 11:11
By faith also Sara herself, being barren, received strength to conceive seed, even past the time of age: because she believed that he was faithful who had promised,

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.


Additional Translations
His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born because of the promise.

But indeed, the one of the slave woman has been born according to flesh, but the one of the free, through the promise,

But he who was of the female slave was born after the flesh; but he of the free woman was by promise.

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

But he [that was] of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he [that was] of the free woman through the promise.

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

But he who was of the bond-woman, was born according to the flesh; but he of the free-woman was by promise.

But we see that the child of the slave-girl was born in the common course of nature; but the child of the free woman in fulfilment of the promise.

However, the son by the handmaid was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.

but he who is of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who is of the free-woman, through the promise;
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