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Galatians 4:13 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" but you know that because of weakness in the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time. "

Galatians 4:13

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11 I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.

12 I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

13 but you know that because of weakness in the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time.

14 That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you didn’t despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

15 What was the blessing you enjoyed? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

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"So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world."

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