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Galatians 4:27 — King James Version← Study notes

For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.


Galatians 4:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 4:2725 words
GreekMeaning
γέγραπταιgegraptai
It has been writtenverbG1125
γάρgar
forwordG1063
ΕὐφράνθητιEuphranthēti
do rejoiceverbG2165
στεῖραsteira
O barren womanadjectiveG4723
you who arearticleG3588
οὐou
notadverbG3756
τίκτουσαtiktousa
bearingverbG5088
ῥῆξονrhēxon
do break forthverbG4486
καὶkai
andwordG2532
βόησονboēson
do call aloudverbG994
you who arearticleG3588
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ὠδίνουσαōdinousa
travailingverbG5605
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
πολλὰpolla
manyadjectiveG4183
τὰta
are thearticleG3588
τέκναtekna
childrennounG5043
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ἐρήμουerēmou
desolate womanadjectiveG2048
μᾶλλονmallon
moreadverbG3123
ē
thanwordG2228
τῆςtēs
of her whoarticleG3588
ἐχούσηςechousēs
havingverbG2192
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἄνδραandra
husbandnounG435
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 4:27

“Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not, break forth and cry, you that travailest not, for more are the children of the desolate than of her which has the husband.” Isaiah 54:1 Who is this who before was “barren,” and “desolate?” Clearly it is the Church of the Gentiles, that was before deprived of the knowledge of God? Who, “she which has the husband?” plainly the Synagogue. Yet the barren woman surpassed her in the number of her children, for the other embraces one nation,…

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