Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother)

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Galatians 4:26 is a New Testament verse in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians that speaks of the heavenly Jerusalem as a free, spiritual mother of believers, often highlighted in Christian liturgy and theology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible verse
New Testament verse
addressesAudience Galatian Christians NERFINISHED
associatedImage heavenly city as mother
authorAttributedTo Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED
book Galatians NERFINISHED
canonicalLocation New Testament NERFINISHED
chapter 4
citedBy early Church Fathers
citedIn patristic exegesis
contextWithinChapter allegory of Hagar and Sarah
contrastConcept earthly Jerusalem
contrastWith Galatians 4:25 NERFINISHED
describesAs free
our mother
genreContext epistolary argument
influences Christian ecclesiology
Christian eschatology NERFINISHED
interpretedAs symbol of the Church
symbol of the heavenly city
keyTerm Jerusalem NERFINISHED
freedom
mother
languageOriginal Koine Greek NERFINISHED
literaryDevice allegory
mentions Jerusalem above NERFINISHED
partOf Epistle to the Galatians NERFINISHED
Galatians chapter 4 NERFINISHED
relatedConcept children of promise
new covenant
spiritual lineage
scripturalReferenceForm Gal 4:26
scripturalStatus canonical in most Christian Bibles
themeRelation freedom from the law
identity of believers
theologicalTheme Christian freedom
allegory of two Jerusalems
heavenly Jerusalem NERFINISHED
spiritual motherhood
traditionUsedIn Catholic theology NERFINISHED
Orthodox theology NERFINISHED
Protestant theology NERFINISHED
usedIn Christian liturgy
Christian preaching
Christian theology NERFINISHED
verseNumber 26

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Laetare Sunday scripturalAssociation Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother)