Galatians 4:26

4:26 But the Jerusalem above is free, ¹  and she is our mother.

Galatians 4:24

4:24 These things may be treated as an allegory, ²  for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai bearing children for slavery; this is Hagar.

[4:26]  ¹ sn The meaning of the statement the Jerusalem above is free is that the other woman represents the second covenant (cf. v. 24); she corresponds to the Jerusalem above that is free. Paul’s argument is very condensed at this point.

[4:24]  ² tn Grk “which things are spoken about allegorically.” Paul is not saying the OT account is an allegory, but rather that he is constructing an allegory based on the OT account.