New American Standard Bible 2020
Galatians 4:10-21
10You 1meticulously observe days and months and seasons and years. 11I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored 2over you in vain.
12I beg of you, 3brothers and sisters, 4become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have done me no wrong; 13but you know that it was because of a 5bodily illness that I preached the gospel to you the 6first time; 14and you did not despise that which was a trial to you in my 7bodily condition, nor express contempt, but 8you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself. 15Where then is 9that sense of blessing you had? For I testify about you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. 16So have I become your enemy 10by 11telling you the truth? 17They eagerly seek you, not 12in a commendable way, but they want to shut you out so that you will seek them. 18But it is good always to be eagerly sought 13in a commendable way, and 14not only when I am present with you. 1915My children, with whom 16I am again in labor until 17Christ is formed in you-- 20but I could wish to be present with you now and to change my tone of voice, for 18I am at a loss about you!
21Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you not 19listen to the Law?
Notes
- 1. Galatians 4:10 Rom 14:5; Col 2:16 ↩
- 2. Galatians 4:11 Or for ↩
- 3. Galatians 4:12 Gal 6:18 ↩
- 4. Galatians 4:12 2 Cor 6:11, 13 ↩
- 5. Galatians 4:13 Lit weakness of the flesh ↩
- 6. Galatians 4:13 Or former ↩
- 7. Galatians 4:14 Lit flesh ↩
- 8. Galatians 4:14 Matt 10:40; 1 Thess 2:13 ↩
- 9. Galatians 4:15 I.e., considering yourselves fortunate ↩
- 10. Galatians 4:16 Amos 5:10 ↩
- 11. Galatians 4:16 Or dealing truthfully with you ↩
- 12. Galatians 4:17 Or with good intentions ↩
- 13. Galatians 4:18 Or with good intentions ↩
- 14. Galatians 4:18 Gal 4:13f ↩
- 15. Galatians 4:19 1 John 2:1 ↩
- 16. Galatians 4:19 1 Cor 4:15 ↩
- 17. Galatians 4:19 Eph 4:13 ↩
- 18. Galatians 4:20 2 Cor 4:8 ↩
- 19. Galatians 4:21 Luke 16:29 ↩
Commentaries on Galatians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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