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Galatians 4:26-28

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4:26 But the Jerusalem above is free,¹ and she is our mother. 4:27 For it is written:

“Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear children;²

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.”³

4:28 But you,⁴ brothers and sisters,⁵ are children of the promise like Isaac.

¹sn The meaning of the statement the Jerusalem above is free is that the other woman represents the second covenant (cf. v. 24); she corresponds to the Jerusalem above that is free. Paul’s argument is very condensed at this point.

²tn 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.

³tn Grk “because more are the children of the barren one than of the one having a husband.”

sn A quotation from Isa 54:1.

⁴tc 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.

⁵tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

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