Galatians 3:4

3:4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing? – if indeed it was for nothing.

Galatians 3:27

3:27 For all of you who ¹  were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

Galatians 4:11

4:11 I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

Galatians 4:16

4:16 So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth? ² 

Galatians 5:24

5:24 Now those who belong to Christ ³  have crucified the flesh ⁴  with its passions ⁵  and desires.

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¹ tn Grk “For as many of you as.”

² tn Or “have I become your enemy because I am telling you the truth?” The participle ἀληθεύων (alhqeuwn) can be translated as a causal adverbial participle or as a participle of means (as in the translation).

³ tc ‡ Some mss (א A B C P Ψ 0122¹ 0278 33 1175 1739 pc co) read “Christ Jesus” here, while many significant ones (Ì⁴⁶ D F G 0122*^,2 latt sy), as well as the Byzantine text, lack “Jesus.” The Byzantine text is especially not prone to omit the name “Jesus”; that it does so here argues for the authenticity of the shorter reading (for similar instances of probably authentic Byzantine shorter readings, see Matt 24:36 and Phil 1:14; cf. also W.-H. J. Wu, “A Systematic Analysis of the Shorter Readings in the Byzantine Text of the Synoptic Gospels” [Ph.D. diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 2002]). On the strength of the alignment of Ì⁴⁶ with the Western and Byzantine texttypes, the shorter reading is preferred. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

⁴ tn See the note on the word “flesh” in Gal 5:13.

⁵ tn The Greek term παθήμασιν (paqhmasin, translated “passions”) refers to strong physical desires, especially of a sexual nature (L&N 25.30).