Galatians 4:22
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
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- Genesis 16:15Rank 1 from verse 22
- Genesis 21:10Rank 2 from verse 22
10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
10Wherfore she said vnto Abraham, *Cast out this bond woman, and her sonne: for the sonne of this bond woman shall not be heire with my sonne, euen with Isaac.
- Genesis 16:2–4Rank 3 from verse 22
2And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
4¶ And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
2And Sarai said vnto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee go in vnto my maid: it may bee that I may †obtaine children by her: and Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3And Sarai Abrams wife, tooke Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten yeeres in the land of Canaan, and gaue her to her husband Abram, to be his wife.
4¶ And he went in vnto Hagar, and she conceiued: And when shee saw that shee had conceiued, her mistresse was despised in her eyes.
- Genesis 21:1–2Rank 4 from verse 22
1AND the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
2For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
1¶ And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did vnto Sarah *as he had spoken.
2For Sarah *conceiued, and bare Abraham a sonne in his old age, at the set time, of which God had spoken to him.
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Galatians 4:22
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).
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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.
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A female bondservant or slave; a woman not free.
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A woman not a slave.
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21Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
21Tell me, ye that desire to be vnder the Law, doe ye not heare the Law?
22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
22For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
Selected passage23But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
23But he who was of the bondwoman, was borne after the flesh: but hee of the freewoman, was by promise.