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Galatians 4:14 - Meaning and Application
Understand how this verse speaks to what you're facing and how to apply it today
Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" 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. "
Galatians 4:14
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
16 So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
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Galatians 4:1
"But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,"
Galatians 4:2
"but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father."
Galatians 4:3
"So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world."
Galatians 4:4
"But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,"
Galatians 4:5
"that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children."
Galatians 4:6
"And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”"
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