Galatians 4:11 — King James Version← Study notes
“I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.”
Galatians 4:11 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Galatians 4:118 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Galatians 4:11
“I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.” Observe the tender compassion of the Apostle; they were shaken and he trembles and fears. And hence he has put it so as thoroughly to shame them, “I have bestowed labor upon you,” saying, as it were, make not vain the labors which have cost me sweat and pain. By saying “I fear,” and subjoining the word “lest,” he both inspires alarm, and encourages good hope. He says not “I have labored in vain,”…
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