{Did ye suffer?} (epathete?). Second aorist active
indicative of pasch(935c), to experience good or ill. But alone, as
here, it often means to suffer ill (	osauta, so many things).
In North Galatia we have no record of persecutions, but we do
have records for South Galatia ( Ac 14:2,5,19,22 ). {If it be
indeed in vain} (ei ge kai eik(8869)). On eik(8869) see  1Co 15:2  Ga
4:11 . Paul clings to hope about them with alternative fears.