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4. He has spoken of their past experience of spiritual blessings; now he appeals to their past sufferings.
τοσαῦτα ἐπάθετε. τος., “so many”; cf. 4Ma 16:4 τοσαῦτα καὶ τηλικαῦτα πάθη. The frequency of the persecutions rather than their severity. They came not from the Judaizing Christians (for we have no hint that they persecuted in the ordinary sense of the word) but from Jews. No information of these troubles has come down to us. The notices of Act 14:2; Act 14:5; Act 14:22 refer to South Galatians.
εἰκῇ (“without due result,” Gal 4:11; 1Co 15:2. If you fall away).
εἴ γε καὶ εἰκῇ, 2Co 5:3. He cannot give up hope.