²⁹ 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.

²⁹ In the days of Hagar and Sarah, the child who came from faithless connivance (Ishmael) harassed the child who came - empowered by the Spirit - from the faithful promise (Isaac). Isn't it clear that the harassment you are now experiencing from the Jerusalem heretics follows that old pattern?