Galatians 4:18
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18–20It is a good thing to be ardent in doing good, but not just when I am in your presence. Can’t you continue the same concern for both my person and my message when I am away from you that you had when I was with you?
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you,
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
But it is always good to be pursued in a good manner—and not just when I am with you.
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NLTNew Living Translation
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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
But it is good to be sought zealously in good at all times, and not only when I am present with you.
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KJV 1900King James Version
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
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