But when the fulness of time was come God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under law,

but while the son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, the son by the free woman was born in fulfilment of a promise.

For it is written, Rejoice, O thou barren one who dost never bear, Break forth in joy, thou that dost not travail; For the children of the desolate woman are many. Yea, more than hers who has a husband.

but just as in old times the son born by the flesh used to persecute the son born by the power of the Spirit, so also it is now.