KJV King James Version
Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
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Galatians 4:24
Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
WEB World English Bible
These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.
ASV American Standard Version
Which things contain an allegory: for these women are two covenants; one from mount Sinai, bearing children unto bondage, which is Hagar.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
which things are allegorized, for these are the two covenants: one, indeed, from mount Sinai, to servitude bringing forth, which is Hagar;
Surrounding context — Galatians 4
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, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23 But he [who was] of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman [was] by promise.
24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27 For it is written, Rejoice, [thou] barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἅτινάG3748 · hostis, hētiswho/whichἐστινG1510 · eimito beἀλληγορούμενα·G238 · allēgoreōto use an analogyαὗταιG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itγάρG1063 · garforεἰσινG1510 · eimito beδύοG1417 · duotwoδιαθῆκαι,G1242 · diathēkēcovenantμίαG1520 · ehisoneμὲνG3303 · menon the other handἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromὄρουςG3735 · orosmountainΣινᾶG4614 · Sina(Mount) SinaiεἰςG1519 · eistowardδουλείανG1397 · douleiaslaveryγεννῶσαG1080 · gennaōto begetἥτιςG3748 · hostis, hētiswho/whichἐστὶνG1510 · eimito beἉγάρ.G28 · AgarHagar
Cross-references
Genesis 21:9-13And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.Genesis 16:15-16And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.Genesis 25:12Now these [are] the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:Hebrews 12:24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.Matthew 13:35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.1 Corinthians 10:11Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.Hosea 11:10They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.Genesis 16:8And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.Hebrews 10:15-18[Whereof] the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,Hebrews 8:6-13But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.Deuteronomy 33:2And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand [went] a fiery law for them.Galatians 5:1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.Genesis 16:3-4And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.1 Corinthians 10:4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.Hebrews 13:20Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,Hebrews 11:19Accounting that God [was] able to raise [him] up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.Romans 8:15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.Ezekiel 20:49Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
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