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Galatians 4:22 — King James Version← Study notes

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.


Galatians 4:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 4:2216 words
GreekMeaning
γέγραπταιgegraptai
It has been writtenverbG1125
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἈβραὰμAbraam
AbrahamnounG11
δύοdyo
twoadjectiveG1417
υἱοὺςhyious
sonsnounG5207
ἔσχενeschen
hadverbG2192
ἕναhena
oneadjectiveG1519
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
παιδίσκηςpaidiskēs
slave womannounG3814
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἕναhena
oneadjectiveG1519
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἐλευθέραςeleutheras
freeadjectiveG1658
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 4:22

“For it is written, Genesis 15:16 that Abraham had two sons, one by the hand-maid and the other by the freewoman.” He returns again to Abraham, not in the way of repetition, but, inasmuch as the Patriarch's fame was great among the Jews, to show that the types had their origin from thence, and that present events were pictured aforetime in him. Having previously shown that the Galatians were sons of Abraham, now, in that the Patriarch's sons were not of equal dignity, one…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 4
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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