Galatians 4
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Galatians 4:13-19

13but you knowG3609 that it was becauseG1223 of a 1bodilyG4561 illnessG769 that I preachedG2097 the gospelG2097 to you the 2firstG4387 timeG4387;

14and you did not despiseG1848 that whichG3986 wasG3986 aG3986 trialG3986 to you in my 3bodilyG4561 conditionG4561, norG3761 expressG1609 contemptG1609, but 4you receivedG1209 me as an angelG32 of GodG2316, as ChristG5547 JesusG2424 Himself.

15WhereG4226 thenG3767 is 5that senseG3108 ofG3108 blessingG3108 you had? For I testifyG3140 about you that, ifG1487 possibleG1415, you would have tornG1846 outG1846 your eyesG3788 and givenG1325 them to me.

16SoG5620 have I becomeG1096 your enemyG2190 6by 7tellingG226 you theG226 truthG226?

17They eagerlyG2206 seekG2206 you, not 8in a commendableG2573 wayG2573, but they wantG2309 to shutG1576 you outG1576 soG2443 thatG2443 you will seekG2206 them.

18But it is goodG2570 alwaysG3842 to be eagerlyG2206 soughtG2206 9in a commendableG2570 wayG2570, and 10not onlyG3440 whenG1722 I amG3918 presentG3918 with you.

1911My childrenG5043, with whomG3739 12I amG5605 againG3825 inG5605 laborG5605 untilG3360 13ChristG5547 is formedG3445 in you--

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Notes

  1. 1. Galatians 4:13 Lit weakness of the flesh ↩
  2. 2. Galatians 4:13 Or former ↩
  3. 3. Galatians 4:14 Lit flesh ↩
  4. 4. Galatians 4:14 Matt 10:40; 1 Thess 2:13 ↩
  5. 5. Galatians 4:15 I.e., considering yourselves fortunate ↩
  6. 6. Galatians 4:16 Amos 5:10 ↩
  7. 7. Galatians 4:16 Or dealing truthfully with you ↩
  8. 8. Galatians 4:17 Or with good intentions ↩
  9. 9. Galatians 4:18 Or with good intentions ↩
  10. 10. Galatians 4:18 Gal 4:13f ↩
  11. 11. Galatians 4:19 1 John 2:1 ↩
  12. 12. Galatians 4:19 1 Cor 4:15 ↩
  13. 13. Galatians 4:19 Eph 4:13 ↩

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