Galatians 4:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Ye

An angel

Hebrews 13:2

As christ

1 Thessalonians 2:13

General references

1 Corinthians 2:3

Bible References

Ye

But you know it was because of a physical illness that I first proclaimed the gospel to you,

For calamity, there is derision (according to the ideas of the fortunate) -- a fate for those whose feet slip!

I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man's wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him.

God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!

Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

An angel

So your servant said, 'May the word of my lord the king be my security, for my lord the king is like the angel of God when it comes to deciding between right and wrong! May the Lord your God be with you!'"

But my servant has slandered me to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God. Do whatever seems appropriate to you.

On that day the Lord himself will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like mighty David, and the dynasty of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord before them.

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.

Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.

As christ

"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.

And the king will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.'

"The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea through us. We plead with you on Christ's behalf, "Be reconciled to God!"

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God's message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God's message, which is at work among you who believe.

General references

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.