18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.

18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

18 If someone is eager to do good things for you, that’s all right; but let them do it all the time, not just when I’m with you.

18 But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.

18 It is good for people to show interest in you, but only if their purpose is good. This is always true, not just when I am with you.

18 But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

18 But it is right to be zealous at all times in what is right, and not only when I am present with you—

18 (Devotion to a good cause is always good, even when I’m not with you.) 

18 Now it is always good to be enthusiastic about good—and not just when I am with you.

18 It is good to be made much of for a good purpose at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

18 But it is good to be sought zealously in good at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

18 It is fine to be committed to something, if the purpose is good. And you shouldn’t be committed only when I am with you. You should always be committed.

18 But it is good always to be eagerly sought in a commendable manner, and not only when I am present with you.