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。

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。

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。

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。

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.

撒拉看见埃及人夏甲为亚伯拉罕所生的儿子在一边嘲笑，

弟兄们，如果我仍然传讲割礼，我为什么还受逼迫呢？如果我这样做，十字架使人绊脚的地方早就没有了。

因为你们如果顺着肉体而活，就将死去；但如果顺着圣灵治死身体的所作所为，就将活着。

看，我为此差派先知、智者、经师到你们这里来；有些你们要杀害、要钉上十字架，有些要在会堂里鞭打，从一个城追逼到另一个城。所以，从义人亚伯的血起，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为止，在地上所流的义人的血都要归在你们身上。我确实地告诉你们：这一切都要临到这世代。“耶路撒冷啊，耶路撒冷！这城杀害先知们，又用石头砸死被差到她这里的人！我多次想聚集你的儿女，像母鸡把自己的小鸡聚集在翅膀下，可是你们不愿意！

“正如父爱我，我也爱你们。你们当住在我的爱里。

耶稣回答：“我确确实实地告诉你：一个人如果不是由水和圣灵所生的，就不能进入神的国。

弟兄们，你们效法了犹太地区在基督耶稣里属神的各教会，因为你们也受了自己同胞的苦害，就像他们受了犹太人的苦害那样。这些犹太人不但杀了主耶稣和先知们，也驱逐了我们，并且不讨神的喜悦，又与所有的人作对，

有时候当众受责骂、受患难；有时候陪伴那些受到同样遭遇的人。的确，你们不但同情了那些被囚禁的人，而且当自己所拥有的被夺去时，你们也甘心接受了，因为知道你们在天上有更好的、长存的产业。

那出于女仆的是由肉体生的，那出于自由女人的是藉着应许生的。

所以现在，那些在基督耶稣里的人，就不被定罪了，

那些想在肉体上体面的，他们才强求你们受割礼，他们只是要避免为基督的十字架受逼迫。事实上，那些受割礼的人自己也不遵守律法。他们要你们受割礼，是为了以你们的肉体夸耀。至于我，除了我们主耶稣基督的十字架以外，我绝不以别的夸耀。因这十字架，对我来说，世界已经被钉十字架了；对世界来说，我也已经被钉十字架了。