“Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.”
Have you experienced so much in vain — if it really was in vain? — Paul appeals to their spiritual trajectory ('paschō' — suffer, endure, or experience as here): the trials, gifts, and transformations they underwent as they received the gospel would all be nullified ('kenōs' — emptied, in vain) if legalism negates grace.
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