above. Greek. ano See John 8:23.
all. The texts omit.
But Jerusalem which is above - The spiritual Jerusalem; the true church of God. Jerusalem was the place where God was worshipped, and hence, it b...
But Jerusalem which is (e) above is free, which is the mother of us all. (e) Which is excellent, and of great worth.
Galatians 4:21 to Galatians 5:1 . The new thing he tries is an allegorising spiritualising application of an OT story. Slave-born Ishmael mocked...
26. But Jerusalem, which is above. The Jerusalem which he calls above, or heavenly, is not contained in heaven; nor are we to seek for it o...
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. But Jerusalem which is above - The apostle still follows the Jewish allegory, sh...
Jerusalem which is above,— Under the name of Jerusalem is understood the gospel covenant, as will appear from the very etymology of the word; whi...
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. This stands instead of the sentence which we should expect, to correspond...
The Bondage of the Law. Freedom in Christ 1-7. Under the Law we were in bondage; under the Gospel we have received the freedom of sons. Paraphra...
Jerusalem.. above ] the spiritual commonwealth or city of God, of which believers are citizens. The mother of us all] RV 'our mother,' prefigured...
(21-31) The next eleven verses contain an elaborate argument from the history of the two sons of Abraham, as types of the two covenants, in further p...
Jerusalem which is above. — The ideal or heavenly Jerusalem. (Comp. Hebrews 12:22 , “Ye are come to... the heavenly Jerusalem;” Revelation 21:2 ,...
Chapter 19 THE STORY OF HAGAR. Galatians 4:21-31 - Galatians 5:1 THE Apostle wishes that he could "change his voice" ( Galatians 4:20 ). Ind...
“Children of Promise” Galatians 4:21-31 In this allegory of Sarah and Hagar, it is important to notice that Paul is not dealing with the princi...
He now declared the process of freedom. "God sent forth His Son... under the law." Thus the law He kept was justified, and He lived thereby. But more...
(20) I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you. (21) В¶ Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, d...
THE SPIRITUAL JERUSALEM ‘Jerusalem which is above is free.’ Galatians 4:26 The spiritual Jerusalem is the Christian Church. The Church of Go...
But Jerusalem which is above ,.... This Sarah was a type and figure of; she answered to, and agreed with this; which is to be understood, not of the...
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. Ver. 26. But Jerusalem which is above ] That is, the Christian Church, the h...
For this Agar is mount Sinai That is, is a type of that mount. The whole of that mountainous ridge in Arabia Petrea, of which Sinai was a part, was...
HOW CHILDREN ARE ADOPTED AS SONS (vs.1-7) The first few verses of chapter 4 give us the distinctive Christian position in more detail. This posit...
Affectionate Remonstrance. A. D. 56. 21 Te...
The new covenant, or the dispensation of the gospel, or the Christian church, which is above, or from above, which answereth to Sarah, and is said...
A Lesson from the Old Testament Law ( Galatians 4:21-31 ). Paul now turns to the Old Testament for examples of what he is trying to say.
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Galatians 4:24 . Which things are an allegory. —Under the things spoken of—the two sons, with their contrast of p...
Galatians 4:1-5 . Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is under tuto...
Galatians 4:12 . Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all. He had told them the gospel, and other t...
Galatians 4:1 . The heir, as long as he is a child, and a minor, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all. He is under guard...
But Jerusalem, which is above, is free. Notes of the Church The Church is-- 1. Heavenly. 2. One. 3. Invisible. 4. Free. 5. Propa...
EXPOSITION Galatians 4:1 Now I say (λέγω δέ). A form of expression usual with the apostle when introducing a new statement designed ei...
The explanation of the story:
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
1 Peter 2:16 ; Galatians 4:22 ; Galatians 5:1 ; Hebrews 12:22 ; Hosea 2:2 ; Hosea 2:5 ; Hosea 4:5 ; Isaiah 2:2 ; Isaiah 2:3 ; Isaiah 50:1 ;...
But the other covenant is derived from Jerusalem that is above, which is free — Like Sarah from all inward and outward bondage, and is the mother o...
26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.