Galatians 4:23 meaning and explanation
His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
Galatians 4:23, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is speaking to Gentile believers in Galatia who were being pressured to adopt circumcision and the Mosaic law. He turns to Genesis: Abraham had Ishmael through Hagar, the slave woman, by ordinary human effort, and Isaac through Sarah, the free woman, only because God had promised a son.
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