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Galatians 4:15

What has become then, of your blessings? For I can bear witness that, had it been possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me!

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

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 me.

In Context

14And as for what must have tried you in my condition, it did not inspire you with scorn or disgust, but you welcomed me as if I had been an angel of God — or Christ Jesus himself!

16Am I to think, then, that I have become your enemy by telling you the truth?

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Cross References

Romans 4:6In precisely the same way David speaks of the blessing pronounced upon the man who is regarded by God as righteous apart from actions —

Romans 9:3I could wish that I were myself accursed and severed from the Christ, for the sake of my Brothers — my own countrymen.

Romans 15:13May God, who inspires our hope, grant you perfect happiness and peace in your faith, till you are filled with this hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 3:14And this he did that the blessing given to Abraham might be extended to the Gentiles through their union with Jesus Christ; that so, through our faith, we also might receive the promised gift of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control.

Colossians 4:13I can bear testimony to the deep interest he takes in you, as well as in the Brethren at Laodicea and 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 →

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