Galatians Three
(One Through Four)
By G. Neil Armstrong
Gal 3:1 - 4
1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
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3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
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4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
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Reference:
modif.
1. [Fascinated]
Syn. enraptured, entranced, captivated; see FASCINATED.
2. [Charmed]
Syn. enchanted, ensorcelled, controlled supernaturally; see CHARMED.
Reference:
v.
1. [To kill by crucifixion]
Syn. execute, nail to the cross, hang, torture; see KILL 1.
2. [To torment]
Syn. torture, persecute, pillory, bedevil; see BOTHER 2, PERSECUTE 1.
Reference:
modif.
Syn. silly, senseless, unwise, absurd; see SILLY, STUPID 1.
See Synonym Study at ABSURD.
Reference:
modif.
1. [Having all necessary qualities]
Syn. complete, sound, entire; see ABSOLUTE 1, COMPREHENSIVE, WHOLE 1, 2.
2. [Without defect]
Syn. excelling, faultless, flawless, impeccable, immaculate, unblemished, defectless, foolproof, untainted, unspotted, consummate, absolute, matchless, unequaled, impeccable, peerless, taintless, classic, stainless, spotless, crowning, culminating, exemplary, supreme, pure, ideal, sublime, beyond all praise, beyond compare; see also EXCELLENT, PURE 2, WHOLE 2.
Ant. ruined*, damaged, faulty.
3. [Exact]
Syn. precise, sharp, distinct; see ACCURATE 1, 2, CERTAIN 3, DEFINITE 1, 2.
4. [*Excessive]
Syn. very great, flagrant, gross; see EXTREME 2, SUPERFLUOUS.
v.
1. [Finish]
Syn. fulfill, realize, develop; see ACHIEVE 1, COMPLETE 1.
2. [Make faultless]
Syn. rectify, improve, make perfect, amend; see CORRECT 1, IMPROVE 1.
Reference:
modif.
Syn. flesh-colored, beige, cream, creamy; see TAN.
n.
1. [Soft parts of an animal]
Syn. meat, fat, muscle, brawn, tissue, cells, flesh and blood, protoplasm, plasm, body, corporeality, physicality.
2. [Soft parts of a fruit, root, or the like]
Syn. meat, tissue, cortex, edible portion, pulp, bulb, heart, insides*.
one's (own) flesh and blood,
Syn. family, kindred, kin, relatives; see FAMILY
Reference:
vain
modif.
1. [Possessing unwarranted self-esteem]
Syn. proud, arrogant, haughty; see EGOTISTIC 2.
2. [Trivial]
Syn. trivial, unimportant, frivolous, petty, insignificant, idle, empty, hollow, otiose; see also TRIVIAL, UNIMPORTANT.
in vain,
3.
Syn. futilely, unprofitably, to no purpose; see VAINLY.
4.
Syn. profanely, irreverently, lightly; see CASUALLY 2, RUDELY.
5. [Useless]
Syn. worthless, unavailing, profitless; see FUTILE 1, USELESS 1.
See Synonym Study at FUTILE.
Syn.- VAIN applies to that which has little or no real value, worth, or meaning [vain studies, indulging in vain pleasures]; IDLE refers to that which is baseless or worthless because it can never be realized [idle hopes, idle talk]; EMPTY and HOLLOW are used of that which only appears to be genuine, sincere, worthwhile, etc. [empty threats, hollow victories]; OTIOSE applies to that which has no real purpose or function and is therefore useless or superfluous [otiose remarks] 1.
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