New American Standard Bible 2020

Galatians 4:12-17

12I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189of you,brothersἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80and sisters,becomeΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096as I am,for I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532have become as you are.You have doneG91me noοὐδένoudenG3762wrongἠδικήσατε.ēdikēsateG91;

13but you knowG3609that it was becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of abodilyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561illnessἀσθένειανastheneianG769that I preachedG2097the gospelG2097to you thefirstG4387timeG4387;

14and you did not despiseἐξουθενήσατεexouthenēsateG1848that whichG3986wasG3986aG3986trialG3986to you in mybodilyG4561conditionG4561,norοὐδὲoudeG3761expressG1609contemptG1609, butyou receivedἐδέξασθέedexastheG1209me as an angelἄγγελονangelonG32of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,as ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424Himself.

15WhereΠοῦPouG4226thenοὖνounG3767isthat senseG3108ofG3108blessingG3108you had? For I testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140about you that, ifεἰeiG1487possibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,you would have tornG1846outG1846your eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and givenἐδώκατέedōkateG1325them to me.

16SoὥστεhōsteG5620have I becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096your enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190bytellingG226you theG226truthἀληθεύωνalētheuōnG226?

17They eagerlyG2206seekG2206you, notin a commendableG2573wayG2573,but they wantθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309to shutG1576you outG1576soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you will seekG2206them.

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