Galatians 4:15
Where is then your blessedness? For I bear you witness, that, if it could be done, you would have plucked out your own eyes, and would have given them to me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
14You despised not, nor rejected: but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
16Am I then become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
Cross References
Romans 4:6As David also termeth the blessedness of a man, to whom God reputeth justice without works:
Romans 9:3dummy verses inserted by amos
Romans 15:13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing; that you may abound in hope, and in the power of the Holy Ghost.
Galatians 3:14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus: that we may receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity,
Colossians 4:13For I bear him testimony that he hath much labour for you, and for them that are at Laodicea, and them at Hierapolis.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:13-17
Affectionate Remonstrance. ( a. d. 56.) 12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all. 13 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. 14 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. 15 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to… Read the whole commentary →