22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.


In Context

19 My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you,

20 yea, I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I am perplexed about you.

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

22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.

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

24 Which things contain an allegory: for these women are two covenants; one from mount Sinai, bearing children unto bondage, which is Hagar.

Galatians 4:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:22For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, and the other by a free woman.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:22For it is written that Abraham had two sons; one of the maid servant, and one of the free woman.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-maid, the other by a free-woman.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:22for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a female slave, the other by a free woman.