Galatians 4:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.”

Galatians 4:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Galatians 4:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Galatians 4:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Galatians 4:27 — World English Bible

Galatians 4:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Galatians 4:27 — American Standard Version

Galatians 4:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for it hath been written, `Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many <FI>are<Fi> the children of the desolate--more than of her having the husband.'”

Galatians 4:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Galatians 4:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break out and cry, thou that travailest not; because the children of the desolate are more numerous than [those] of her that has a husband.”

Galatians 4:27 — Darby Translation

Galatians 4:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For it is written, Reioyce thou barren that bearest no children: breake forth, and cry, thou that trauailest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then she which hath an husband.”

Galatians 4:27 — Geneva Bible

Galatians 4:27 in Context — Galatians 4

25 Porque Agar ó Sinaí es un monte de Arabia, el cual es conjunto á la que ahora es Jerusalem, la cual sirve con sus hijos.

26 Mas la Jerusalem de arriba libre es; la cual es la madre de todos nosotros.

27 Porque está escrito: Alégrate, estéril, que no pares: prorrumpe y clama, la que no estás de parto; porque más son los hijos de la dejada, que de la que tiene marido.

28 Así que, hermanos, nosotros como Isaac somos hijos de la promesa.

29 Empero como entonces el que era engendrado según la carne, perseguía al que [había nacido] según el Espíritu, así también ahora.

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What Does Galatians 4:27 Mean?

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