Galatians 4:20
Truly my desire is to be present with you now, using a changed voice; for I am troubled about you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
In Context
19My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,
21Say, you whose desire it is to be under the law, do you not give ear to the law?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.
1 Thessalonians 3:9For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;
Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:20-21
Affectionate Remonstrance. ( a. d. 56.) 19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, 20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you. That the apostle might the better dispose these Christians to bear with him in the reproofs which he was obliged to give them, he here expresses his great affection to them, and the very tender concern he had for their welfare: he was not like them—one thing when among them and another when absent… Read the whole commentary →