Galatians 4:27

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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.

BSB

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.”

WEB

For it is written, “Rejoice, you barren who don’t bear. Break forth and shout, you that don’t travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband.”

YLT

for it hath been written, ‘Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many are the children of the desolate—more than of her having the husband.’

F.O.G Original

(27) For it’s written, “REJOICE BARREN ONE WHO DOESN’T GIVE BIRTH, BURST OUT AND SHOUT, YOU, WHO ISN’T IN LABOUR, FOR MORE NUMEROUS ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE WILDERNESS, THAN THE ONE WHO HAS A HUSBAND.”

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

²⁷For it’s written:
Rejoice, barren woman who doesn’t give birth!
Break into joyful singing, you who have no labor pains!
For the desolate woman will have more children
than she who has a husbandᵍ.

Footnotes:

²⁷ᵍ Rejoice, barren woman: A quote from Isaiah 54:1, originally about Jerusalem’s restoration, here applied to the spiritual fruitfulness that comes through faith rather than law-keeping.