Galatians 3:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?”

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BSBPD

“Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Did ye suffer so many things in vain? if it be indeed in vain.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“so many things did ye suffer in vain! if, indeed, even in vain.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Galatians 3:4 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 18:24But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
  3. Hebrews 6:4It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
  4. Hebrews 10:32Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.
  5. 2 Peter 2:20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
  6. 2 John 1:8Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.

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