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17 They show interest in you, but not in a good way; they want to isolate you,[a] so that you may show interest in them.(A) 18 Now it is good to be shown interest for good reason at all times, and not only when I am with you.

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  1. 4:17 Isolate you: that is, from the blessings of the gospel and/or from Paul.

17 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.(A) 18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.(B)

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