Galatians 4:14

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And though my physical condition was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

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  • Matt 10:40 : 40 Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 For this reason, we also thank God constantly, because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a message from men but as what it truly is—the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
  • Mal 2:7 : 7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
  • Gal 4:13 : 13 You know that it was because of a weakness in my flesh that I first preached the gospel to you.
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Therefore, whoever disregards this does not reject man but God, who also gives His Holy Spirit to you.
  • Heb 13:2 : 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing this, some have entertained angels without knowing it.
  • Matt 18:5 : 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • Luke 10:16 : 16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.
  • John 13:20 : 20 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
  • 1 Cor 1:28 : 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,
  • 1 Cor 4:10 : 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!
  • 2 Sam 14:17 : 17 And your servant thought, 'May the word of my lord the king bring me peace, for my lord the king is like an angel of God in discerning good and evil. May the LORD your God be with you.'
  • 2 Sam 19:27 : 27 He said, 'My lord the king, my servant deceived me. I said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself and ride on it, so I may go with the king,’ because your servant is lame.
  • Job 12:5 : 5 "Those who are at ease hold contempt for misfortune, as if it were prepared for the feet of those slipping."
  • Ps 119:141 : 141 Though I am small and despised, I never forget Your precepts.
  • Eccl 9:16 : 16 So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.
  • Isa 53:2-3 : 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty to attract us to him, and no appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Like one from whom people hide their faces, he was despised, and we did not esteem him.
  • Zech 12:8 : 8 On that day, the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going before them.

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  • Gal 4:12-13
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    12I beg you, brothers: Become like me, for I also became like you. You have done me no wrong.

    13You know that it was because of a weakness in my flesh that I first preached the gospel to you.

  • Gal 4:15
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    15What happened to your blessedness? I testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

  • Gal 1:11-13
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    11Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin.

    12For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

    13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.

  • Rom 15:7
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    7Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us, to the glory of God.

  • 2 Cor 11:4-5
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    4For if someone comes and preaches a Jesus other than the one we preached, or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.

    5I do not consider myself in any way inferior to these 'super-apostles.'

  • Phlm 1:16-17
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    16No longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the physical relationship and in the Lord.

    17If then you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.

  • Phil 4:14-15
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    14Yet it was kind of you to share in my troubles.

    15Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30since you are experiencing the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

  • Gal 1:15-16
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    15But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

    16to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

  • 1 Thess 2:14
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    14For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews.

  • 1 Thess 1:6
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    6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the message in much affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit.

  • 2 Cor 12:7
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    7And because of the extraordinary revelations, so that I might not become conceited, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me, so that I would not become conceited.

  • Phlm 1:12-13
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    12I am sending him back to you—he is my very heart.

    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel on your behalf.

  • 2 Cor 10:1-2
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    1Now I, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who is humble when present among you but bold when absent.

    2I beg you that when I am present, I will not have to be bold with the confidence I consider using against some, who think we live according to the flesh.

  • Gal 6:14
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    14But as for me, may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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    13For in what way were you less favored than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

  • Col 2:18
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    18Let no one disqualify you by delighting in false humility and the worship of angels, dwelling on things he has not seen, being puffed up without reason by his fleshly mind.

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    1I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Indeed, you are bearing with me.

  • 2 Cor 11:7
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    7Did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

  • 1 Cor 4:14
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    14I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

  • 1 Thess 3:5
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    5For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor might have been in vain.

  • 2 Tim 3:10
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    10But you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance.

  • 1 Cor 2:3
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    3I came to you in weakness, fear, and great trembling.

  • 2 Cor 7:15
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    15And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers your obedience, how you received him with fear and trembling.

  • Eph 3:13
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    13Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory.

  • Gal 1:24
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    24And they glorified God because of me.

  • Col 2:6
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    6Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him.

  • Gal 6:12
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    12Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones compelling you to be circumcised—only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 12:17
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    17Did I take advantage of you through any of those I sent to you?

  • Phil 1:28
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    28And do not be frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation—and that from God.

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

  • Col 1:24
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    24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

  • Gal 1:6
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    6I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from the One who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel—

  • Acts 20:19
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    19'I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.'

  • 1 Thess 2:6
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    6We did not seek glory from people, neither from you nor from others.

  • 2 Cor 7:2
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    2Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, corrupted no one, and exploited no one.

  • 1 Cor 9:27
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    27Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

  • 2 Cor 12:10
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    10Therefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

  • Phil 2:29
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    29So welcome him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such people,

  • Phil 3:4
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    4Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks they have grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

  • Gal 3:4
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    4Did you suffer so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing?