Galatians 4:19–20
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4:19My children—I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!304:20I wish I could be with you now and change my tone of voice,31 because I am perplexed about you.
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- 30 Grk “My children, for whom I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you.” The relative clauses in English do not pick up the emotional force of Paul’s language here (note “tone of voice” in v. 20, indicating that he is passionately concerned for them); hence, the translation has been altered slightly to capture the connotative power of Paul’s plea. That is, until Christ’s nature or character is formed in them (see L&N 58.4).
- 31 Grk “voice” or “tone.” The contemporary English expression “tone of voice” is a good approximation to the meaning here.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
My children, I am again suffering labor pains for you until Christ is formed in you. I would like to be with you right now and change my tone of voice, because I don’t know what to do about you.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I’m going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives. I wish I were with you right now so I could change my tone. But at this distance I don’t know how else to help you.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
My children, for whom I am having birth pains again, until Christ is formed in you! But I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone because I am perplexed about you.
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KJV 1900King James Version
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
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