Galatians 4:23 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²³But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

Galatians 4:23 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 11:11
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
Romans 9:7-8
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. …
Genesis 18:10-14
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. …
Genesis 21:1-2
And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. …
Galatians 4:28-29
Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. …

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Justification

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 21-31)

In these verses the apostle illustrates the difference between believers who rested in Christ only and those judaizers who trusted in the law, by a comparison taken from the story of Isaac and Ishmael. This he introduces in such a manner as was proper to strike and impress their minds, and to convince them of their great weakness in departing from the truth, and suffering themselves to be deprived…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 23)

23. after the flesh--born according to the usual course of nature: in contrast to Isaac, who was born “by virtue of the promise” (so the Greek), as the efficient cause of Sarah’s becoming pregnant out of the course of nature (Ro 4:19). Abraham was to lay aside all confidence in the flesh (after which Ishmael was born), and to live by faith alone in the promise (according to which Isaac was miracul…