The Jerusalem that is above (η ανω Ιερουσαλημ). Paul uses the rabbinical idea that the heavenly Jerusalem corresponds to the one h…

But Jerusalem which is above. The spiritual Jerusalem; the true church of God. Jerusalem was the place where God was worshipped, and there…

Jerusalem which is above.—The ideal or heavenly Jerusalem. (Compare to Hebrews 12:22, Ye are come to ... the heavenly Jerusale…

But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

This is Sarah, and those who believe are the Isaac-children, th…

This basic distinction between the two sons and in the manner of their conception and birth Paul now carries out in more complete spiritual terms, …

But Jerusalem, which is above. The Jerusalem which he calls above, or heavenly, is not contained in heaven; nor are we to seek fo…

But Jerusalem which is above
This Sarah was a type and figure of; she answered to, and agreed with this; which is to be unders…

The difference between believers who rested in Christ only, and those who trusted in the law, is explained by the histories of Isaac and Ishmael. T…