Galatians 4:27-28

4:27 For it is written:

“Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear children; ¹ 

break forth and shout, you who have no birth pains,

because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous

than those of the woman who has a husband.” ² 

4:28 But you, ³  brothers and sisters, ⁴  are children of the promise like Isaac.

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¹ tn The direct object “children” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied for clarity. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

² tn Grk “because more are the children of the barren one than of the one having a husband.”

sn A quotation from Isa 54:1.

³ tc Most mss (א A C D² Ψ 062 Ï lat sy bo) read “we” here, while “you” is found in Ì⁴⁶ B D* F G 0261^vid 0278 33 1739 al sa. It is more likely that a copyist, noticing the first person pronouns in vv. 26 and 31, changed a second person pronoun here to first person for consistency.

⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.