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Galatians 4:18

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18It 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.

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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,

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But it is always good to be pursued in a good manner—and not just when I am with you.

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.

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.

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.