当时，那按着人的意愿生的儿子迫害那靠着圣灵生的儿子，现在的情况也和当时一样。

当时，那按着血气生的，逼迫了那按着圣灵生的，现在也是这样。

当时，那按着肉体生的迫害了那按着圣灵生的，现在也是这样。

当时，那按着肉体生的迫害了那按着圣灵生的，现在也是这样。

不过，当时那按着肉体生的，迫害那按着圣灵生的，现在也是这样。

但正如那由肉体生的当时逼迫了那由圣灵生的，现在也是这样。

當時，那按着血氣生的逼迫了那按着聖靈生的，現在也是這樣。

當時，那按着肉體生的迫害了那按着聖靈生的，現在也是這樣。

當時，那按着肉體生的迫害了那按着聖靈生的，現在也是這樣。

當時，那按著人的意願生的兒子迫害那靠著聖靈生的兒子，現在的情況也和當時一樣。

不過，當時那按著肉體生的，迫害那按著聖靈生的，現在也是這樣。

但當時那只按普通程序生的怎樣逼迫那按靈生的，如今也這樣。

但正如那由肉體生的當時逼迫了那由聖靈生的，現在也是這樣。

昔依形軀而生者、窘逐依聖神而生者、今亦如是、

昔循人道而生者、窘逐依神道而生者、今亦如是、

昔循血氣而生者、窘逐循神而生者、今亦如是、

夫血氣之兒女、必仇視聖神之兒女、古今一體。

At that time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now.

At that time, the son born in the usual way tried to hurt the other son. The other son was born by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the same now.

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 you are now being persecuted by those who want you to keep the law, just as Ishmael, the child born by human effort, persecuted Isaac, the child born by the power of the Spirit.

But just as then the child born as a result of the flesh persecuted the one born as a result of the Spirit, so also now.

But as at that time the son who was born according to the flesh persecuted the one who was born according to the Spirit, so it is even now.

But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now.

But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, so also it is now.

But just as then the child born according to the flesh persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so also now.

But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him[ that was born] after the Spirit, even so[ it is] now.

But just as at that time the one born by natural descent persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so it is now.

But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.

撒拉见埃及人夏甲给亚伯拉罕生的儿子以实玛利嘲笑以撒，

弟兄姊妹，如果我仍旧主张行割礼，怎么还会受迫害呢？如果是那样，十字架冒犯人的地方就被消除了。

你们若随从罪恶本性活着，必定死亡；但若靠着圣灵除去身体的恶行，就必活着。

“看啊，我派先知、智者和律法教师到你们当中，有的会遭到你们的杀害，被你们钉在十字架上；有的会在会堂里被你们鞭打，被你们从这城追到那城。因此，所有义人在地上所流的血，就是从义人亚伯的血，直到你们在圣所和祭坛之间所杀的巴拉加的儿子撒迦利亚的血，都要归到你们身上。我实在告诉你们，这一切的罪责都要归到这个世代。“耶路撒冷啊！耶路撒冷啊！你常杀害先知，又用石头打死派到你那里的使者。我多次想要招聚你的儿女，像母鸡将小鸡聚集在翅膀底下，可是你们却不肯。

父怎样爱我，我也怎样爱你们。你们要常在我的爱中。

耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人如果不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进上帝的国。

弟兄姊妹，你们的遭遇和犹太地区基督耶稣的众教会的遭遇一样。你们受到了自己同胞的迫害，他们也受到了犹太人的迫害。这些犹太人杀死了主耶稣和众先知，又迫害我们。他们不但冒犯上帝，还与所有的人为敌，

有时候，你们在众目睽睽之下被辱骂，受迫害；有时候，你们和遭受这样苦难的人同舟共济。你们体恤那些坐牢的人，即使你们的家业被抢夺，仍然甘心忍受，因为你们知道自己有更美的、永远长存的家业。

婢女的儿子是按着人的意愿生的，主母的儿子是按着上帝的应许生的。

因此，如今那些在基督耶稣里的人不被定罪，

那些勉强你们接受割礼的人只不过是做表面工夫，想讨好别人，避免为基督的十字架受迫害。那些接受割礼的人自己也不能遵行律法。他们要你们接受割礼，无非是想借着你们的肉体夸耀。至于我自己，我绝不夸耀别的，只夸耀我们主耶稣基督的十字架。因为对我来说，世上的一切都已经被钉在十字架上；对这世界来说，我已经被钉在十字架上。