Galatians 4:6-15

New King James Version

⁶ And because you are sons, God has sent forth ^(A)the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, ^[a]“Abba, Father!” ⁷ Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, ^(B)and if a son, then an heir ^[b]of God ^[c]through Christ.

Fears for the Church

⁸ But then, indeed, ^(C)when you did not know God, ^(D)you served those which by nature are not gods. ⁹ But now ^(E)after you have known God, or rather are known by God, ^(F)how is it that you turn again to ^(G)the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? ^10 (H)You observe days and months and seasons and years. ¹¹ I am afraid for you, ^(I)lest I have labored for you in vain.

¹² Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. ^(J)You have not injured me at all. ¹³ You know that ^(K)because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first. ¹⁴ And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me ^(L)as an ^[d]angel of God, ^(M)even as Christ Jesus. ^15 [e]What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.