1. Galates 4:14 (NEG79)
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Why would Paul’s condition of bodily ailment have resulted in him being scorned and despised?

Galates 4:14 (NEG79)

14 Et mis à l'épreuve par ma chair, vous n'avez témoigné ni mépris ni dégoût; vous m'avez, au contraire, reçu comme un ange de Dieu, comme Jésus-Christ.

When Paul lived, physical illness was generally seen as a mark of divine displeasure. There would thus have been a natural temptation for the Galatians to despise and ignore Paul on account of his sickness.1