Galatians 4:26

26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.

Galatians 4:26 in Other Translations

KJV
26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
ESV
26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
NLT
26 But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother.
MSG
26 In contrast to that, there is an invisible Jerusalem, a free Jerusalem, and she is our mother - this is the way of Sarah.
CSB
26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

Galatians 4:26 In-Context

24 These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar.
25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.
27 For it is written: “Be glad, barren woman, you who never bore a child; shout for joy and cry aloud, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
28 Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 3:12; Revelation 21:2,10
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