Galatians 4:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

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  • Rom 4:6-9 : 6 As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying, 7 Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered. 8 Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord. 9 Is this blessing, then, for the circumcision only, or in the same way for those who have not circumcision? for we say that the faith of Abraham was put to his account as righteousness.
  • Rom 5:2 : 2 Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God.
  • Rom 9:3 : 3 For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:
  • Rom 10:2 : 2 For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.
  • Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • 2 Cor 8:3 : 3 For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts,
  • Gal 3:14 : 14 So that on the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; in order that we through faith might have the Spirit which God had undertaken to give.
  • Gal 4:19 : 19 My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,
  • Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,
  • Gal 6:4 : 4 But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.
  • Col 4:13 : 13 For I give witness of him that he has undergone much trouble for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.
  • 1 Thess 2:8 : 8 Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.
  • 1 Thess 5:13 : 13 And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
  • 1 John 3:16-18 : 16 In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers. 17 But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him? 18 My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
  • Luke 8:13 : 13 And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gal 4:16-17
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    16 So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?

    17 Their interest in you is not good; but their desire is that you may be shut out, so that you may go after them.

  • Gal 4:11-14
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    78%

    11 I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.

    12 My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

    13 But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;

    14 And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

  • Gal 3:4
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    4 Did you undergo such a number of things to no purpose? if it is in fact to no purpose.

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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    13 For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

  • 2 Cor 2:2-4
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    2 For if I give you sorrow, who then will make me glad, but he who is made sad by me?

    3 And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.

    4 For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

  • Phil 1:8
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    8 For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20 You put up with a man if he makes servants of you, if he makes profit out of you, if he makes you prisoners, if he puts himself in a high place, if he gives you blows on the face.

  • 2 Cor 11:1
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    1 Put up with me if I am a little foolish: but, truly, you do put up with me.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • Gal 6:11-14
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    11 See the size of the handwriting which I myself have made use of in writing to you.

    12 Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.

    13 Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.

    14 But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17 But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

  • Heb 10:33-34
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    33 In part, in being attacked by angry words and cruel acts, before the eyes of everyone, and in part, in being united with those who were attacked in this way.

    34 For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

  • Gal 3:1
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    1 O foolish Galatians, by what strange powers have you been tricked, to whom it was made clear that Jesus Christ was put to death on the cross?

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15 But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

  • Rom 9:3
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    3 For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:

  • 2 Cor 7:14
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    14 For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.

  • Phlm 1:7-8
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    7 For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • 2 Cor 12:15
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    15 And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?

  • Phil 4:10
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    10 But I am very glad in the Lord that your care for me has come to life again; though you did in fact take thought for me, but you were not able to give effect to it.

  • 2 Cor 11:7
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    7 Or did I do wrong in making myself low so that you might be lifted up, because I gave you the good news of God without reward?

  • 2 Cor 12:17
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    17 Did I make a profit out of you by any of those whom I sent to you?

  • Phil 2:17
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    17 And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all:

  • 2 Cor 11:5
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    5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

  • Eph 3:13
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    13 For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

  • 1 Thess 2:14
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    14 For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

  • 2 Cor 12:6
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    6 For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.

  • Phlm 1:17
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    17 If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.

  • Gal 5:11
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    11 But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.

  • Phil 4:14
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    14 But you did well to have care for me in my need.

  • 2 Cor 9:4
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    4 For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.

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    2 If to others I am not an Apostle, at least I am one to you: for the fact that you are Christians is the sign that I am an Apostle.

  • 1 Cor 4:8
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    8 For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4 My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

  • 1 Thess 3:5
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    5 For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.

  • Gal 4:20
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    20 Truly my desire is to be present with you now, using a changed voice; for I am troubled about you.

  • Phil 3:4
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    4 Even though I myself might have faith in the flesh: if any other man has reason to have faith in the flesh, I have more:

  • 2 Tim 3:10
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    10 But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

  • Phil 4:17
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    17 Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.