Galatians 4:23

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Summary

Galatians 4:23

But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

Born

Romans 9:7

But

General references

Galatians 4:28

Bible References

Born

nor are all the children Abraham's true descendants; rather "through Isaac will your descendants be counted."

But

Then God said to Abraham, "As for your wife, you must no longer call her Sarai; Sarah will be her name.

One of them said, "I will surely return to you when the season comes round again, and your wife Sarah will have a son!" (Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, not far behind him.

The Lord visited Sarah just as he had said he would and did for Sarah what he had promised.

Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement, "so will your descendants be."

But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we preach),

By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, he received the ability to procreate, because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.

General references

But you, brothers and sisters, are children of the promise like Isaac.