Galatians 4:15
Where 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.
Cross-reference
Galatians 4:19 reveals Paul's current anguish over them — contrasting the joyful relationship recalled in v15.
Luke 8:13 describes those who receive the word with joy then fall away — mirroring the Galatians' initial devotion now fading.
In Romans 9:3, Paul similarly expresses willingness to be cut off from Christ for others—both verses show extreme sacrificial love.
In 1 Thessalonians 2:8, Paul describes sharing not just the gospel but his own self—mirroring the Galatians’ willingness to give their eyes.
In 1 John 3:16-18, love is shown by laying down life for others—the Galatians’ eye-gift exemplifies that sacrificial love in action.
Matthew 13:20 describes those who receive the word with joy that fades—parallel to the Galatians’ lost blessedness Paul mourns.
John 5:35 notes that people rejoiced in John’s light only for a while—similar to the Galatians’ temporary blessedness.