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Galatians 4:27

American Standard Version

For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.

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Galatians 4:27 in other translations

For it is written,
“Rejoice, you barren who don’t bear.
Break out and shout, you who don’t travail.
For the desolate have more children than her who has a husband.”

Galatians 4:27 · World English Bible

Galatians 4:27 in context

  1. 25Now this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to the Jerusalem that now is: for she is in bondage with her children.
  2. 26But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our mother.
  3. 27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.
  4. 28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
  5. 29But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, so also it is now.