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23 But (A)the son by the servant-woman had been born according to the flesh, while (B)the son by the free woman through the promise. 24 [a](C)This is [b]spoken with allegory, for these women are two covenants: one from (D)Mount Sinai bearing children into (E)slavery; [c]she is Hagar. 25 Now this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

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  1. Galatians 4:24 Lit Which
  2. Galatians 4:24 Or written
  3. Galatians 4:24 Lit which

23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh,(A) but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.(B)

24 These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

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