Catholic Public Domain Version
"But that Jerusalem which is above is free; the same is our mother. "
— Galatians 4:26, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.”
“But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our mother. ”
“But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.”
“But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.”
“But that Jerusalem which is above is free: which is our mother.”
“But the Jerusalem on high is free, which is our mother.”
“But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.”
And he who was of the servant was born according to the flesh. But he who was of the free woman was born by the promise.
These things are said through an allegory. For these represent the two testaments. Certainly the one, on Mount Sinai, gives birth unto servitude, which is Hagar.
For Sinai is a mountain in Arabia, which is related to the Jerusalem of the present time, and it serves with her sons.
But that Jerusalem which is above is free; the same is our mother.
For it was written: “Rejoice, O barren one, though you do not conceive. Burst forth and cry out, though you do not give birth. For many are the children of the desolate, even more than of her who has a husband.”
Now we, brothers, like Isaac, are sons of the promise.
But just as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.