Galatians 4:14 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does Galatians 4:14 Mean?
Paul's bodily affliction might have tempted them to reject him, yet they did not scorn or spurn him. Instead they welcomed him with remarkable honor, as though he were a messenger of God, even as they would have received Christ himself.
This memory shines with their former devotion. They had looked past his weakness and embraced the message and the man. Paul holds up this picture of their early love, all the more poignant against the coldness that has crept in since.
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What does Galatians 4:14 mean?
Despite his condition, they did not despise him but received him as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.