Galatians 4:14

Galatians 4:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

Context of Galatians 4:14

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. You 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?

Galatians 4:14 word by word

καὶ τὸν πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου οὐκ ἐξουθενήσατε οὐδὲ ἐξεπτύσατε, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἄγγελον θεοῦ ἐδέξασθέ με, ὡς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• temptationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• temptationπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: testingG3986
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• ye despisedἐξουθενέωexoutheneō · to rejectG1848
• notοὐou · noG3756
• norοὐδέoude · norG3761
• rejectedἐκπτύωekptuō · to spit outG1609
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• receivedδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• an angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Galatians 4:14

• Galatians 4:13you know that previously I preached the gospel to you because of a weakness of the flesh.
• Job 12:5The one who is at ease holds calamity in contempt and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.
• Psalms 119:141I am insignificant and despised, but I do not forget your precepts.
• Ecclesiastes 9:16And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
• Isaiah 53:2He grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground. He didn’t have an impressive form or majesty that we should look at him, no appearance that we should desire him.
• 1 Corinthians 1:28God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world — what is viewed as nothing — to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,
• 1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
• 2 Samuel 14:17Your servant thought: May the word of my lord the king bring relief, for my lord the king is able to discern the good and the bad like the angel of God. May the Lord your God be with you.”
• 2 Samuel 19:27Ziba slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do whatever you think best.
• Zechariah 12:8On that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that on that day the one who is weakest among them will be like David on that day, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord, before them.
• Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should desire instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Armies.
• Hebrews 13:2Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it.
• Matthew 10:40“The one who welcomes you welcomes me, and the one who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.
• Matthew 18:5And whoever welcomes one child like this in my name welcomes me.
• Matthew 25:40“And the King will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Commentaries on Galatians 4:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And my temptation which was in my flesh - On this verse there are a great many various readings, as there are various opinions. Instead of , My temptation, ABC*D*FG, some others, with the Coptic, Vulgate, Itala, and several of the primitive fathers, have ̔, Your temptation. The word , which we translate temptation, signifies trial of any kind. The verse therefore may be read, "Ye despised not the trial which was in my flesh;" or, "Ye despised not your…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And my temptation - “My trial,” the thing which was to me a trial and calamity. The meaning is, that he was afflicted with various calamities and infirmities, but that this did not hinder their receiving him as an angel from heaven. There is, however, a considerable variety in the mss. on this verse. Many mss., instead of “my temptation,” read “your temptation;” and Mill maintains that this is the true reading. Griesbach hesitates between the two. But it…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 The apostle desires that they would be of one mind with him respecting the law of Moses, as well as united with him in love. In reproving others, we should take care to convince them that our reproofs are from sincere regard to the honour of God and religion and their welfare. The apostle reminds the Galatians of the difficulty under which he laboured when he first came among them. But he notices, that he was a welcome messenger to them. Yet…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14because of an illness: Paul might have had a long-term health issue, but we do not know what it was (see 2 Corinthians 12:7). Paul's condition was serious and seemed to cause problems or even upset the new church in Galatia. People often saw physical problems as a sign of God's judgment (see John 9:1–2; Acts 28:4). The Galatians looked beyond Paul's physical state and accepted him as God's messenger (literally angel; Greek angelos). as if I were Christ…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. my temptation--The oldest manuscripts read, "your temptation." My infirmity, which was, or might have been, a "temptation," or trial, to you, ye despised not, that is, ye were not tempted by it to despise me and my message. Perhaps, however, it is better to punctuate and explain as Lachmann, connecting it with Ga 4:13, "And (ye know) your temptation (that is, the temptation to which ye were exposed through the infirmity) which was in my flesh. Ye…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 4:14

• Angel (Holy Trinity)
• Love
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Angel of God
• Christ, Jesus
• Doubt
• Flesh

Commentaries on Galatians 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings