23 But (A)the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while (B)the son of the free woman was born through promise. 24 Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two (C)covenants. (D)One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia;[a] she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:25 Some manuscripts For Sinai is a mountain in Arabia

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