Galatians 4:28
Good News Translation
Now, you, my friends, are God's children as a result of his promise, just as Isaac was.

New Revised Standard Version
Now you, my friends, are children of the promise, like Isaac.

Contemporary English Version
My friends, you were born because of this promise, just as Isaac was.

New American Bible
Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of the promise.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

Galatians 4:23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman was by promise.

Galatians 3:29 And if you be Christ's, then are you the seed of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

Acts 3:25 You are the children of the prophets and of the testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

Romans 4:13-18 For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world: but through the justice of faith. . . .

Romans 9:8,9 That is to say, not they that are the children of the flesh are the children of God: but they that are the children of the promise are accounted for the seed. . . .

Context
Hagar and Sarah
27For it is written: Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not: break forth and cry thou that travailest not: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband. 28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. 29But as then he that was born according to the flesh persecuted him that was after the spirit: so also it is now.…
Cross References
Genesis 15:4
And immediately the word of the Lord came to him, saying : He shall not be thy heir: but he that shall come out of thy bowels, him shalt thou have for thy heir.

Romans 9:7
Neither are all they that are the seed of Abraham, children: but in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Romans 9:8
That is to say, not they that are the children of the flesh are the children of God: but they that are the children of the promise are accounted for the seed.

Galatians 3:29
And if you be Christ's, then are you the seed of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 4:23
But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman was by promise.

Galatians 6:18
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.

Galatians 4:27
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