Galatians 4:21

“Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?”

"Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?" - Galatians 4:21
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What does Galatians 4:21 mean?

Galatians 4:21 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?" This verse raises a thought-provoking question that delves into the nature of the law and its relationship to humanity. The book of Galatians…

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The Sound of the Law: Hearing and Understanding Galatians 4:21

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, provides a profound challenge in Galatians 4:21, declaring, "Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?" This verse serves as a piercing inquiry, prompting us to reflect on our relationship with the law…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Freedom in Christ

Father God, Almighty and Everlasting, we come before You in reverence and awe, seeking Your guidance and wisdom as we delve into the depths of Your Word. We approach the sacred scriptures with hearts that desire to understand the beauty and ramifications of a life lived under…

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Galatians 4:21 - "Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?"
"Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise. Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.” Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.” So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman." - Galatians 4:21-31
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Galatians 1:21 - "Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;"
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Galatians 2:21 - "I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain."
Galatians 4:28 - "Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise."
Galatians 4:31 - "So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free."
Galatians 4:10 - "Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years."
Galatians 4:4 - "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,"
"Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;" - Galatians 1:21
Galatians 4:26 - "But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all."
Galatians 4:2 - "But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father."
Galatians 4:22 - "For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman."