Galatians 4:19
My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
In Context
20Truly my desire is to be present with you now, using a changed voice; for I am troubled about you.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:11... made clear his righteousness before men ... had taken their sins on himself.
Romans 8:29Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers:
1 Corinthians 4:14I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.
Ephesians 4:24And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.
Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,
Colossians 1:27To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:18-19
Affectionate Remonstrance. ( a. d. 56.) 17 They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them. 18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you. The apostle is still carrying on the same design as in the foregoing verses , which was, to convince the Galatians of their sin and folly in departing from the truth of the gospel: having just before been expostulating with them about the change of their behaviour… Read the whole commentary →