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Galatians 4:19–20

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19nMy little children, of whom I travail in birth again until oChrist be pformed oin you, 20qI desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for ||I rstand in doubt of you.

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Footnotes

  1. nSo 3 John 4. See 1 Cor. 4:15. Comp. 1 Thess. 2:7. James 1:18.
  2. oSee 2 Cor. 13:5.
  3. pSee Rom. 2:20.
  4. oSee 2 Cor. 13:5.
  5. qSee Rom. 9:3.
  6. ||Or, I am perplexed for you. 2 Cor. 4:8.
  7. rSo John 13:22. Acts 25:20.

In other versions

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.