Galatians 4:8-20

Young's Literal Translation

⁸ But then, indeed, not having known God, ye were in servitude to those not by nature gods,

⁹ and now, having known God -- and rather being known by God -- how turn ye again unto the weak and poor elements to which anew ye desire to be in servitude?

¹⁰ days ye observe, and months, and times, and years!

¹¹ I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.

¹² Become as I [am] -- because I also [am] as ye brethren, I beseech you; to me ye did no hurt,

¹³ and ye have known that through infirmity of the flesh I did proclaim good news to you at the first,

¹⁴ and my trial that [is] in my flesh ye did not despise nor reject, but as a messenger of God ye did receive me -- as Christ Jesus;

¹⁵ what then was your happiness? for I testify to you, that if possible, your eyes having plucked out, ye would have given to me;

¹⁶ so that your enemy have I become, being true to you?

¹⁷ they are zealous for you -- [yet] not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;

¹⁸ and [it is] good to be zealously regarded, in what is good, at all times, and not only in my being present with you;

¹⁹ my little children, of whom again I travail in birth, till Christ may be formed in you,

²⁰ and I was wishing to be present with you now, and to change my voice, because I am in doubt about you.