23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.

23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

23 The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God’s promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God’s own fulfillment of his promise.

23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise,

23 Abraham’s son from the slave woman was born in the normal human way. But the son from the free woman was born because of the promise God made to Abraham.

23 Howbeit the son by the handmaid is born after the flesh; but the son by the freewoman is born through promise.

23 But he that was of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he that was of the free woman through the promise.

23 Now, the son of the slave woman was conceived in a natural way, but the son of the free woman was conceived through a promise ⸤made to Abraham⸥. 

23 But the one by the slave was born according to the impulse of the flesh, while the one by the free woman was born as the result of a promise.

23 One, the child of the slave, was born according to the flesh; the other, the child of the free woman, was born through the promise.

23 But the one by the female slave was born according to human descent, and the one by the free woman through the promise,

23 Abraham’s son by the slave woman was born in the usual way. But his son by the free woman was born because of God’s promise.

23 But the son by the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and the son by the free woman through the promise.

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.

24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

24 These two women serve as an illustration of God’s two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them.

24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar—

24 This story teaches something else: The two women are like the two agreements between God and his people. One agreement is the law that God made on Mount Sinai, and the people who are under this agreement are like slaves. The mother named Hagar is like that agreement.

24 Which things contain an allegory: for these women are two covenants; one from mount Sinai, bearing children unto bondage, which is Hagar.

24 Which things have an allegorical sense; for these are two covenants: one from mount Sinai, gendering to bondage, which is Hagar.

24 I’m going to use these historical events as an illustration. The women illustrate two arrangements.The one woman, Hagar, is the arrangement made on Mount Sinai. Her children are born into slavery.

24 These things are illustrations, for the women represent the two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery—this is Hagar.

24 Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One woman, in fact, is Hagar, from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery.

24 which things are spoken allegorically, for these women are two covenants, one from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery, who is Hagar.

24 Those things can be taken as examples. The two women stand for two covenants. One covenant comes from Mount Sinai. It gives birth to children who are going to be slaves. It is Hagar.

24 This is allegorically speaking, for these women are two covenants: one proceeding from Mount Sinai bearing children who are to be slaves; she is Hagar.

29 At that time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now.

29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

29 But you are now being persecuted by those who want you to keep the law, just as Ishmael, the child born by human effort, persecuted Isaac, the child born by the power of the Spirit.

29 But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now.

29 The son who was born in the normal way treated the other son badly. It is the same today.

29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, so also it is now.

29 But as then he that was born according to flesh persecuted him that was born according to Spirit, so also it is now.

29 Furthermore, at that time the son who was conceived in a natural way persecuted the son conceived in a spiritual way. That’s exactly what’s happening now.

29 But just as then the child born according to the flesh persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so also now.

29 But just as at that time the child who was born according to the flesh persecuted the child who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now also.

29 But just as at that time the child born according to human descent persecuted the child born according to the Spirit, so also now.

29 At that time, the son born in the usual way tried to hurt the son born by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the same now.

29 But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now also.