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andκαὶwhatτὸνinἐνmy fleshτῇ σαρκί μουwas a trialπειρασμὸνto youὑμῶνyou did notοὐκdespiseἐξουθενήσατεorοὐδὲreject,ἐξεπτύσατεbutἀλλὰyou receivedἐδέξασθέmeμεasὡςan angelἄγγελονof God,θεοῦasὡςthe MessiahΧριστὸνJesus.Ἰησοῦν
Galatians 4:14
Study it in the app“and what in my flesh was a trial to you you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, as the Messiah Jesus.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 4:14, word by word
- my fleshσαρκίsarki
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarki” appears- was a trialπειρασμὸνpeirasmon
trial
A hardship that tries faith.
Where else “peirasmon” appears- despiseἐξουθενήσατεexouthenēsate
despise
Despise, treat as nothing, look down on.
Where else “exouthenēsate” appears- rejectἐξεπτύσατεexeptysate
spit out, despise
Spit out in rejection; despise with disgust.
Where else “exeptysate” appears- you receivedἐδέξασθέedexasthe
welcome
To gladly take in someone or something.
Where else “edexasthe” appears- an angelἄγγελονangelon
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelon” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
“Reject”: literally, “spit out”; the verb was also used for “reject with disgust.” Some manuscripts read “my trial.”
The context
13and you know that it was because of a weakness of the flesh that I proclaimed the good news to you the first time;
14 · This verse (above)
15Where then is your happiness? For I testify to you that if it had been possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.