Galatians 4:17

King James Version (KJV)

They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

Translations

Galatians 4:17 - Amplified Bible

These men [the Judaizing teachers] are zealously trying to dazzle you [paying court to you, making much of you], but their purpose is not honorable {or} worthy {or} for any good. What they want to do is to isolate you [from us who oppose them], so that they may win you over to their side {and} get you to court their favor.

Galatians 4:17 - American Standard Version

They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.

Galatians 4:17 - Bible in Basic English

Their interest in you is not good; but their desire is that you may be shut out, so that you may go after them.

Galatians 4:17 - Darby Bible

They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out [from us], that ye may be zealous after them.

Galatians 4:17 - English Standard Version

They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them.

Galatians 4:17 - King James Version

They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

Galatians 4:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

Ellos os tienen celo, no con buena intenciòn, sino que quieren excluiros a fin de que mostréis celo por ellos.

Galatians 4:17 - The Message

Those heretical teachers go to great lengths to flatter you, but their motives are rotten. They want to shut you out of the free world of God’s grace so that you will always depend on them for approval and direction, making them feel important.

Galatians 4:17 - New American Standard Bible

They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them.

Galatians 4:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Algunos les tienen celo, no con buena intenciòn, sino que quieren excluirlos a fin de que ustedes muestren celo por ellos.

Galatians 4:17 - World English Bible

They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.

Galatians 4:17 - Young's Living Translation

they are zealous for you -- [yet] not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;

Galatians 4:17 - Additional Comments

These judaizers (vs 3:1) were smart - they too knew that you can only serve one master (Matt 6:24). They want to draw the Galatians to their side, which would exclude them from being on Paul's side. The result of following them is "no good" - nothing good could come out of it. We have to realize that when we follow the wrong master, it is "no good" - nothing good could come out of it.

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