Galatians 4:12

King James Version (KJV)

Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.

Translations

Galatians 4:12 - Amplified Bible

Brethren, I beg of you, become as I am [free from the bondage of Jewish ritualism and ordinances], for I also have become as you are [in the days when I first came to you; do not do it now].

Galatians 4:12 - American Standard Version

I beseech you, brethren, become as I am, for I also am become as ye are. Ye did me no wrong:

Galatians 4:12 - Bible in Basic English

My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

Galatians 4:12 - Darby Bible

Be as *I* [am], for *I* also [am] as *ye*, brethren, I beseech you: ye have not at all wronged me.

Galatians 4:12 - English Standard Version

Brothers, I entreat you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong.

Galatians 4:12 - King James Version

Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.

Galatians 4:12 - La Biblia de las Americas

Os ruego, hermanos, haceos como yo, pues yo también me he hecho como vosotros. Ningùn agravio me habéis hecho;

Galatians 4:12 - The Message

My dear friends, what I would really like you to do is try to put yourselves in my shoes to the same extent that I, when I was with you, put myself in yours. You were very sensitive and kind then. You did not come down on me personally. You were well aware that the reason I ended up preaching to you was that I was physically broken, and so, prevented from continuing my journey, I was forced to stop with you. That is how I came to preach to you.

Galatians 4:12 - New American Standard Bible

I beg of you, brethren, become as I {am,} for I also {have become} as you {are.} You have done me no wrong;

Galatians 4:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Les ruego, hermanos, háganse como yo, pues yo también me he hecho como ustedes. Ningùn agravio me han hecho.

Galatians 4:12 - World English Bible

I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

Galatians 4:12 - Young's Living Translation

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

Galatians 4:12 - Additional Comments

See how with each group of people Paul sought to fit in with them, the associate with who they were (1 Cor 9:19-22). But more importantly, he asks them to become like him, as he becomes like Christ (1 Cor 11:1).
As painful or frustrating as it is when your children in Christ (see vs 19) follow the wrong master, it is not really hurtful to the parent compared to the hurt in the child. It hurts the parent because of the love and care for the child, but the real hurt is in the child, who is having to live with the consequences of wrong decisions.

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