Galatians 4:8-16
1599 Geneva Bible
8 [a]But even then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them, which by nature are not gods:
9 But now seeing ye know God, yea, rather are known of God, how turn ye again unto impotent and [b]beggarly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning ye will be in bondage [c]again?
10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11 I am in fear of you, lest I have bestowed on you labor in vain.
12 [d]Be ye as I (for I am even as you) brethren, I beseech you: ye have not hurt me at all.
13 And ye know, how through [e]infirmity of the flesh, I preached the Gospel unto you at the first.
14 And the [f]trial of me which was in my flesh, ye despised not, neither abhorred: but ye received me as an Angel of God, yea, as [g]Christ Jesus.
15 [h]What was then your felicity? for I bear you record, that if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them unto me.
16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
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- Galatians 4:8 He applieth the former doctrine to the Galatians, with a peculiar reprehension: for in comparison of them, the Jews might have pretended some excuse as men that were born and brought up in that service of the Law. But seeing the Galatians were taken and called out of idolatry to Christian liberty: what pretence might they have to go back to those impotent and beggarly rudiments?
- Galatians 4:9 They are called impotent and beggarly ceremonies, being considered apart by themselves without Christ: and again, for that by that means they gave good testimony that they were beggars in Christ, when as notwithstanding, for men, to fall back from Christ to ceremonies, is nothing else, but to cast away riches, and to follow beggarly.
- Galatians 4:9 By going backward.
- Galatians 4:12 He mitigateth and qualifieth those things wherein he might have seemed to have spoken somewhat sharply, very artificially and divinely, declaring his good will towards them in such sort, that the Galatians could not but either be utterly desperate when they read these things, or acknowledge their own lightness with tears, and desire pardon.
- Galatians 4:13 Many afflictions.
- Galatians 4:14 Those daily troubles wherewith the Lord tried me amongst you.
- Galatians 4:14 For my ministry’s sake.
- Galatians 4:15 What a talk was there abroad in the world amongst men, how happy you were?
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