Galatians 4:12-17

12I beg you, brothers and sisters: Become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have not wronged me;

13you know that previously I preached the gospel to you because of a weakness of the flesh.

14You did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you. On the contrary, you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus himself.

15Where, then, is your blessing? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

16So then, have I become your enemy because I told you the truth?

17They court you eagerly, but not for good. They want to exclude you from me, so that you would pursue them.