Galatians 4:26

But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

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WEBBE

But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

BSB

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

KJV

But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

ASV

But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our mother.

BBE

But the Jerusalem on high is free, which is our mother.

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ἡ hē (the) G3588 δὲ de But G1161 ἄνω anō the above G507 Ἰερουσαλὴμ Ierousalēm Jerusalem G2419 ἐλευθέρα eleuthera free G1658 ἐστὶν estin is G1510 ἥτις hētis who G3748 ἐστὶν estin is G1510 μήτηρ mētēr mother G3384 πάντων pantōn of all G3956 ἡμῶν hēmōn of us G3165

The early church

Those therefore, who are born of her are not bondmen. Thus the type of the Jerusalem below was Hagar, as is plain from the mountain being so called; but of that which is above is the Church. Nevertheless he is not content with these types, but adds the testimony of Isaiah to what he has spoken...
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Galatians

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 21–27

The difference between believers who rested in Christ only, and those who trusted in the law, is explained by the histories of Isaac and Ishmael. These things are an allegory, wherein, beside the literal and historical sense of the words, the Spirit of God points out something further. Hagar and Sarah were apt emblems of the two different dispensations of the covenant. The heavenly Jerusalem, the true church from above, represented by Sarah, is in a state of freedom, and is the mother of all believers, who are born of the Holy Spirit. They were by regeneration and true faith, made a part of the true seed of Abraham, according to the promise made to him.

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