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Galatians 4:17

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4:17They court you eagerly,24 but for no good purpose;25 they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.26

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Footnotes

  1. 24 Or “They are zealous for you.”
  2. 25 Or “but not commendably” ( καλῶς 2).
  3. 26 Or “so that you would be zealous.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They court you eagerly, but not for good. They want to exclude you from me, so that you would pursue them.

NLTNew Living Translation

Those false teachers are so eager to win your favor, but their intentions are not good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay attention only to them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they want to exclude you, in order that you may seek them zealously.

KJV 1900King James Version

They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.