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12 I beg of you, (A)brothers, (B)become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have done me no wrong. 13 But you know that it was because of a [a]bodily illness that I proclaimed the gospel to you the [b]first time; 14 and that which was a [c]trial to you in my [d]bodily condition you did not despise or [e]loathe, but (C)you received me as an angel of God, as (D)Christ Jesus Himself. 15 Where then is [f]that sense of blessing you had? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me. 16 So have I become your enemy (E)by [g]telling you the truth? 17 They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will zealously seek them. 18 But it is good always to be zealously sought in a commendable [h]manner, and (F)not only when I am present with you. 19 (G)My children, with whom (H)I am again in labor until (I)Christ is formed in you— 20 but I could wish to be present with you now and to change my tone, because (J)I am perplexed about you.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:13 Lit weakness of the flesh
  2. Galatians 4:13 Or former
  3. Galatians 4:14 Or temptation
  4. Galatians 4:14 Lit flesh
  5. Galatians 4:14 Lit spit out at
  6. Galatians 4:15 Lit the congratulation of yourselves
  7. Galatians 4:16 Or dealing truthfully with you
  8. Galatians 4:18 Or thing

12 I ask you, brothers, become like me, because I also have become like you. You have done me no wrong!

Paul’s Personal Appeal

13 But you know that because of an illness of the flesh I proclaimed the gospel to you the first time. 14 And you did not despise or disdain what was a trial for you in my flesh, but you welcomed me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus. 15 So where is your blessing? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me! 16 So then, have I become your enemy by[a] being truthful to you? 17 They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they want to exclude you, in order that you may seek them zealously. 18 But it is good to be sought zealously in good at all times, and not only when I am present with you. 19 My children, for whom I am having birth pains again, until Christ is formed in you! 20 But I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone because I am perplexed about you.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:16 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being truthful”) which is understood as means