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Galatians 4:16

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Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
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  1. Amos 5:10Rank 1 from verse 16
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    10They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

  2. Proverbs 9:8Rank 2 from verse 16
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    8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

  3. John 8:45Rank 3 from verse 16
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    45And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

  4. Galatians 5:7Rank 4 from verse 16
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    7Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

  5. Psalms 141:5Rank 5 from verse 16
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    5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

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Galatians 4:16

COMBINED MEANING

your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tell

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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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15Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

16Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

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17They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

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