MARY

Direct biblical statement

Galatians 4:4

Born of a woman

4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law:

Douay–Rheims · Challoner revision · Galatians 4:4

Why this matters

Paul states that God sent his Son, born of a woman and under the law. Mary is not named; the text establishes the Son’s real human birth and salvation-historical context.

Text & interpretation sources

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English Scripture: Douay–Rheims, Challoner revision. Source edition.

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