Galatians 4:13
Galatians 4:13 Meaning and Explanation
“Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul reminds them that he first preached the gospel to them because of a bodily infirmity.
What Does Galatians 4:13 Mean?
Paul recalls how the gospel first reached them. It was on account of a physical weakness or illness that he came among them and preached. What might have seemed a hindrance became the occasion for the good news to take root.
He brings this up to stir their memory of those first days. God had used even Paul's frailty to bring them Christ. The recollection is meant to rekindle the love and gratitude they once felt, before the troublers began to turn their hearts.
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What does Galatians 4:13 mean?
Paul reminds them that he first preached the gospel to them because of a bodily infirmity.