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Galatians 4:15

What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

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ASV

Where then is that gratulation of yourselves? for I bear you witness, that, if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

KJV

Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΠοῦPouWhereG4226 →
οὖνounthenG3767 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
μακαρισμὸςmakarismosblessednessG3108 →
ὑμῶν;humōnof you?G4771 →
μαρτυρῶmarturōI bear witnessG3140 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771 →
ὅτι,hotithat,G3754 →
εἰeiifG1487 →
δυνατόν,dunatonpossible,G1415 →
τοὺςtoustheG3588 →
ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyesG3788 →
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771 →
ἐξορύξαντεςexoruxanteshaving gouged outG1846 →
ἐδώκατέedōkateyou have given [them]G1325 →
μοι.moito me.G3165 →

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Matthew 24:24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.Romans 5:2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.Mark 9:47And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,1 John 3:16–18By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.Colossians 4:13For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.2 Corinthians 8:3For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,Romans 9:3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,1 Thessalonians 5:13In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.1 Thessalonians 2:8We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.Galatians 3:14He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.Romans 4:6–9And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:Galatians 4:19My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,Romans 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,Romans 10:2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.Galatians 6:4Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.Romans 4:6And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:Luke 8:13The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

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The Crucifixion — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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