Galatians 4:24
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.
Which things contain an allegory: for these women are two covenants; one from mount Sinai, bearing children unto bondage, which is Hagar.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- an allegory
- Ezekiel 20:49; Hosea 11:10; Matthew 13:35; 1 Corinthians 10:11; Hebrews 11:19
- for
- Galatians 4:25; Luke 22:19, 20; 1 Corinthians 10:4
- the two
- Galatians 3:15–21; Hebrews 7:22; Hebrews 8:6–13; Hebrews 9:15–24; Hebrews 10:15–18; Hebrews 12:24; Hebrews 13:20
- covenants
- or, testament. Sinai. Gr. Sina. which.
- Galatians 5:1; Romans 8:15
- Agar
- Genesis 16:3, 4, 8, 15, 16; Genesis 21:9–13; Genesis 25:12