Devine Scripture

Galatians 4:28

Galatians chapter 4 · verse 28 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

Context

v.27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.

v.28This passage

v.29But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted himthat was bornafter the Spirit, so also it is now.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Romans 4:13

    For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

  • Acts 3:25

    Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Galatians 3:29

    And if ye are Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, heirs according to promise.

  • Galatians 4:23

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

  • Romans 9:8

    That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.