Galatians 4:22

Hagar and Sarah

21Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says? 22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.23His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.

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Berean Standard Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
American Standard Version (1901)
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.
Bible in Basic English
Because it is in the Writings, that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman, and one by the free woman.
Douay-Rheims 1899
For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, and the other by a free woman.
Free Bible Version
As Scripture says, Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the free woman.
Geneva Bible 1599
For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, one by a seruant, and one by a free woman.
King James (Authorized) Version
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
Plain English Version
You see, God says in his book that Abraham had 2 sons. The mother of one son was Hagar. She was a worker. She was like a prisoner, and she had to work all the time for Sarah, Abraham’s wife, and she got no pay. But Sarah was the mother of the other son. She was always a free woman.
Translation for Translators
He wrote that Abraham became the father of two sons. His female slave, Hagar, bore one son, and his wife Sarah, who was not a slave, bore the other.
Unlocked Literal Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave girl and one by the free woman.
Noah Webster Bible
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-maid, the other by a free-woman.
World English Bible
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant, and one by the free woman.
Young's Literal Translation
for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman,