For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

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

His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.

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

These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.

For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

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

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

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.

For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”

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

Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.

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

At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.

Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman.

But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”

So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.