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Galatians 4:19
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Galatians 4:19
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19 My children—I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you![a]
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- Galatians 4:19 tn Grk “My children, for whom I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you.” The relative clauses in English do not pick up the emotional force of Paul’s language here (note “tone of voice” in v. 20, indicating that he is passionately concerned for them); hence, the translation has been altered slightly to capture the connotative power of Paul’s plea.sn That is, until Christ’s nature or character is formed in them (see L&N 58.4).
Galatians 5:22-23
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Galatians 5:22-23
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22 But the fruit of the Spirit[a] is love,[b] joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,[c] 23 gentleness, and[d] self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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- Galatians 5:22 tn That is, the fruit the Spirit produces.
- Galatians 5:22 sn Another way to punctuate this is “love” followed by a colon (love: joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control). It is thus possible to read the eight characteristics following “love” as defining love.
- Galatians 5:22 tn Or “reliability”; see BDAG 818 s.v. πίστις 1.a.
- Galatians 5:23 tn “And” is supplied here as a matter of English style, which normally inserts “and” between the last two elements of a list or series.
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