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Galatians 3:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.


Galatians 3:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 3:47 words
GreekMeaning
τοσαῦταtosauta
So many thingsdemonstrativeG5118
ἐπάθετεepathete
did you sufferverbG3958
εἰκῇeikē
in vain?adverbG1500
εἴei
ifwordG1487
γεge
indeedparticleG1065
καὶkai
evenadverbG2532
εἰκῇeikē
in vainadverbG1500
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 3:4

“Did you suffer so many things in vain? if it be indeed in vain.” This remark is far more piercing than the former, for the remembrance of their miracles would not be so powerful as the exhibition of their contests and endurance of sufferings for Christ's sake. All that you have endured, says he, these men would strip you of, and would rob you of your crown. Then, lest he should dismay and unnerve, he proceeds not to a formal judgment, but subjoins, “if it be indeed in…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 3
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. God is faithful in every circumstance. Reading the Psalms alongside this g...
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