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"Thus the Galatians were taught the fundamental truths concerning “God the Father” and “our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father.” “By the hearing of faith” they received the Spirit of God and became “the children of God by faith in Christ.” Galatians 1:3, 4 ; 3:2, 26 . AA 208.1"
Direct citation 95% Galatians 1:4
"Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:"
The EGW passage directly quotes Galatians 1:4, making it a clear explicit allusion.
"Paul's manner of life while among the Galatians was such that he could afterward say, “I beseech you, be as I am.” Galatians 4:12 . His lips had been touched with a live coal from off the altar, and he was enabled to rise above bodily infirmities and to present Jesus as the sinner's only hope. Those who heard him knew that he had been with Jesus. Endued with power from on high, he was able to compare spiritual things with spiritual and to tear down the strongholds of Satan. Hearts were broken by his presentation of the love of God, as revealed in the sacrifice of His only-begotten Son, and many were led to inquire, What must I do to be saved? AA 208.2"
Direct citation 97% Galatians 4:12
"Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all."
Ellen White directly references Galatians 4:12 in this passage.
Related principle 85% Acts 4:13
"Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus."
While the EGW passage quotes Galatians 4:12 directly, the connection to Acts 4:13 is thematic. Both passages describe how others perceived that the speaker had been with Jesus, leading to a transformation in their lives and ministry. The EGW passage expands on the impact of Paul's ministry, similar to the impact of Peter and John's ministry in Acts.

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