Common misinterpretations literalize the eye-giving as referring to a physical ailment Paul suffered, such as poor eyesight, rather than recognizing it as hyperbolic rhetoric expressing extreme willingness to sacrifice; others apply it individualistically to promote reckless self-harm or superhuman devotion outside the communal context of early church zeal versus legalistic backsliding, missing Paul's poignant reminder of lost spiritual joy.
Galatians 4:15
King James Version (1769)
15 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
Paul recalls the Galatians' initial fervent love and joy in receiving the gospel through him, marked by such deep affection that they would have gladly sacrificed even their eyes if possible, highlighting the blessedness of their early faith now contrasted with their current wavering under false teachers, urging them to return to that pure devotion.