Galatians 4:31

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

then, brethren, we are not a maid-servant's children, but the free-woman's.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 1:12-13 : 12 but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name, 13 who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.
  • John 8:36 : 36 if then the son may make you free, in reality ye shall be free.
  • Gal 5:1 : 1 In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;
  • Gal 5:13 : 13 For ye -- to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,
  • Heb 2:14-15 : 14 Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil -- 15 and might deliver those, whoever, with fear of death, throughout all their life, were subjects of bondage,
  • 1 John 3:1-2 : 1 See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him; 2 beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

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  • Gal 4:21-30
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    21Tell me, ye who are willing to be under law, the law do ye not hear?

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

    23but he who `is' of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who `is' of the free-woman, through the promise;

    24which things are allegorized, for these are the two covenants: one, indeed, from mount Sinai, to servitude bringing forth, which is Hagar;

    25for this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and doth correspond to the Jerusalem that now `is', and is in servitude with her children,

    26and the Jerusalem above is the free-woman, which is mother of us all,

    27for it hath been written, `Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many `are' the children of the desolate -- more than of her having the husband.'

    28And we, brethren, as Isaac, are children of promise,

    29but as then he who was born according to the flesh did persecute him according to the spirit, so also now;

    30but what saith the Writing? `Cast forth the maid-servant and her son, for the son of the maid-servant may not be heir with the son of the free-woman;'

  • Gal 5:1
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    1In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

  • Gal 4:5-7
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    5that those under law he may redeem, that the adoption of sons we may receive;

    6and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, `Abba, Father!'

    7so that thou art no more a servant, but a son, and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.

  • John 8:35-36
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    35and the servant doth not remain in the house -- to the age, the son doth remain -- to the age;

    36if then the son may make you free, in reality ye shall be free.

  • Gal 4:1-3
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    74%

    1And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant -- being lord of all,

    2but is under tutors and stewards till the time appointed of the father,

    3so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,

  • Rom 8:14-16
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    14for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

    15for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, `Abba -- Father.'

    16The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

  • Gal 3:28-29
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    28there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus;

    29and if ye `are' of Christ then of Abraham ye are seed, and according to promise -- heirs.

  • Gen 21:10
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    10and she saith to Abraham, `Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son -- with Isaac.'

  • Gal 3:25-26
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    25and the faith having come, no more under a child-conductor are we,

    26for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus,

  • John 8:32-33
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    32and the truth shall make you free.'

    33They answered him, `Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say -- Ye shall become free?'

  • 1 Cor 7:21-23
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    21a servant -- wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free -- use `it' rather;

    22for he who `is' in the Lord -- having been called a servant -- is the Lord's freedman: in like manner also he the freeman, having been called, is servant of Christ:

    23with a price ye were bought, become not servants of men;

  • Rom 9:7-8
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    7nor because they are seed of Abraham `are' all children, but -- `in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

    8that is, the children of the flesh -- these `are' not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

  • Rom 7:6
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    6and now we have ceased from the law, that being dead in which we were held, so that we may serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.

  • Gal 3:7
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    7know ye, then, that those of faith -- these are sons of Abraham,

  • Rom 4:16
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    16Because of this `it is' of faith, that `it may be' according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which `is' of the law only, but also to that which `is' of the faith of Abraham,

  • Matt 17:26
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    26Peter saith to him, `From the strangers.' Jesus said to him, `Then are the sons free;

  • Rom 6:18
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    18and having been freed from the sin, ye became servants to the righteousness.

  • Rom 8:2
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    2for the law of the Spirit of the life in Christ Jesus did set me free from the law of the sin and of the death;

  • 1 Pet 2:16
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    16as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

  • Gal 5:13
    69%

    13For ye -- to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

  • Rom 8:21
    69%

    21that also the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God;

  • Rom 4:1
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    1What, then, shall we say Abraham our father, to have found, according to flesh?

  • Phlm 1:16
    68%

    16no more as a servant, but above a servant -- a brother beloved, especially to me, and how much more to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord!

  • Gal 2:4
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    4and `that' because of the false brethren brought in unawares, who did come in privily to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, that us they might bring under bondage,

  • Rom 8:12
    68%

    12So, then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh;

  • Rom 6:20
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    20for when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness,

  • Gal 3:15
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    15Brethren, as a man I say `it', even of man a confirmed covenant no one doth make void or doth add to,

  • Rom 6:22
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    22And now, having been freed from the sin, and having become servants to God, ye have your fruit -- to sanctification, and the end life age-during;