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26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free. She is our mother. 27 For it is written:

Rejoice, barren woman who does not give birth. Break forth and shout for joy, woman who does not suffer birth pains, because the barren woman has more children than does the woman who has a husband.[a]

28 Now you,[b] brothers, like Isaac, are children of the promise.

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  1. Galatians 4:27 Isaiah 54:1
  2. Galatians 4:28 Some witnesses to the text read we.

26 But the Jerusalem that is above(A) is free, and she is our mother. 27 For it is written:

“Be glad, barren woman,
    you who never bore a child;
shout for joy and cry aloud,
    you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
    than of her who has a husband.”[a](B)

28 Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.(C)

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  1. Galatians 4:27 Isaiah 54:1