Galatians 4:15

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Where then is your sense of happiness now? For I testify about you that if it were possible, you would have pulled out your eyes and given them to me!

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 4:6-9 : 6 So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: 7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; 8 blessed is the one against whom the Lord will never count sin.” 9 Is this blessedness then for the circumcision or also for the uncircumcision? For we say,“faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”
  • Rom 5:2 : 2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.
  • Rom 9:3 : 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed– cut off from Christ– for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen,
  • Rom 10:2 : 2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth.
  • Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • 2 Cor 8:3 : 3 For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily,
  • Gal 3:14 : 14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.
  • Gal 4:19 : 19 My children– I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!
  • Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  • Gal 6:4 : 4 Let each one examine his own work. Then he can take pride in himself and not compare himself with someone else.
  • Col 4:13 : 13 For I can testify that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
  • 1 Thess 2:8 : 8 with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
  • 1 Thess 5:13 : 13 and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
  • 1 John 3:16-18 : 16 We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians. 17 But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person? 18 Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.
  • Luke 8:13 : 13 Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.

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    16So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

    17They court you eagerly, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.

  • Gal 4:11-14
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    11I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

    12I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!

    13Personal Appeal of Paul But you know it was because of a physical illness that I first proclaimed the gospel to you,

    14and though my physical condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God, as though I were Christ Jesus himself!

  • Gal 3:4
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    4Have you suffered so many things for nothing?– if indeed it was for nothing.

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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    13For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

  • 2 Cor 2:2-4
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    2For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad?

    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

    4For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

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    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

  • Phil 1:8
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    8For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.

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    1Paul and His Opponents I wish that you would be patient with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are being patient with me!

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    30since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

  • Gal 6:11-14
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    11Final Instructions and Benediction See what big letters I make as I write to you with my own hand!

    12Those who want to make a good showing in external matters are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

    13For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.

    14But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.

  • Heb 10:33-34
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    33At times you were publicly exposed to abuse and afflictions, and at other times you came to share with others who were treated in that way.

    34For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly had a better and lasting possession.

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    1Justification by Law or by Faith? You foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified!

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    15But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. In fact, it would be better for me to die than– no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!

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    3For I could wish that I myself were accursed– cut off from Christ– for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen,

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    14For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has proved true as well.

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    7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

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    15Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

  • Phil 4:10
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    10Appreciation for Support I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me.(Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

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    7Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed the gospel of God to you free of charge?

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    17I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I?

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    17But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.

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    13For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

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    14For you became imitators, brothers and sisters, of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you too suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they in fact did from the Jews,

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    6For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,

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    17Therefore if you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me.

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    11Now, brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

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    14Nevertheless, you did well to share with me in my trouble.

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    4For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated(not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.

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    8Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you!

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    5So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

  • Gal 4:20
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    20I wish I could be with you now and change my tone of voice, because I am perplexed about you.

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    4– though mine too are significant. If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, I have more:

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    10Continue in What You Have Learned You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

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    17I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.