Galatians 3:4

Galatians 3:4

Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

a. ASV: Did ye suffer so many things in vain? if it be indeed in vain.

b. YLT: So many things did ye suffer in vain! if, indeed, even in vain.

c. Classic Amplified: Have you suffered so many things and experienced so much all for nothing (to no purpose)—if it really is to no purpose and in vain?

1. “Have ye suffered so many things in vain?...”

a. [Have ye] suffered [Strong: 3958. pascho pas'-kho, including the forms patho path'-o, and pentho pen'-tho, used only in certain tenses for it apparently a primary verb; to experience a sensation or impression (usually painful):--feel, passion, suffer, vex.]

b. so many [things] [Strong: 5118. tosoutos tos-oo'-tos from tosos (so much; apparently from 3588 and 3739) and 3778 (including its variations); so vast as this, i.e. such (in quantity, amount, number of space):--as large, so great (long, many, much), these many.]

c. [in] vain [Strong: 1500. eike i-kay' probably from 1502 (through the idea of failure); idly, i.e. without reason (or effect):--without a cause, (in) vain(-ly).]

2.  “...if it be yet in vain.”

a. if [it be] yet [Strong: 1489. eige i'-gheh from 1487 and 1065; if indeed, seeing that, unless, (with negative) otherwise:--if (so be that, yet).]

b. [Strong: 2532. kai kahee apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

c. [in] vain [Strong: 1500. eike i-kay' probably from 1502 (through the idea of failure); idly, i.e. without reason (or effect):--without a cause, (in) vain(-ly).]