“And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.”
Even though my condition was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself. — the Galatians' response to Paul's infirmity was extraordinary grace: rather than despising ('exoutheneo' — count as nothing) his weakness, they welcomed him ('dechomai' — received, accepted) as a messenger or even as Christ, a reception that testified to their openness to his gospel.
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