Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Why Turn Back To Being Slaves Again? I Fear For You

⁸ But at that time not knowing God, you were-slaves to the ones by nature not being gods. ⁹ But now having known God, yet rather having been known by God, how is it you are turning-back again to the weak and poor elemental things to which again you are wanting to be-slaves anew? ¹⁰ You are observing days and months and seasons and years. ¹¹ I am fearing for you, that I somehow have labored in-vain for you.

I Beg You, Become As I Am. Have I Become Your Enemy By Speaking The Truth To You?

¹² I beg you, brothers, become as I, because I also became as you. You did me no wrong. ¹³ And you know that I first^[a] announced-the-good-news to you because of a weakness^[b] of the flesh. ¹⁴ And you did not treat-with-contempt nor loathe your trial in-connection-with my flesh, but you welcomed me as an angel^[c] of God, as Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Where then is your blessedness^[d]? For I testify concerning you that, if possible, you would have given your eyes to me, having torn them out! ¹⁶ So then, have I become your enemy while speaking-the-truth to you? ¹⁷ They are zealously-seeking you— not commendably, but they want to shut you out^[e] in-order-that you might be zealously-seeking them.

I Am Again Suffering Birth Pains For You Until Christ Is Formed In You

¹⁸ Now it is good to be zealously-sought in^[f] a commendable thing at-all-times, and not only during my being present with you— ¹⁹ my^[g] children, as to whom again I am suffering-birth-pains until which time Christ is formed in you. ²⁰ But I was [just now] wishing^[h] to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed with you.