Galatians 4:20

But I desire to be present with you nowe, and to chaunge my voyce: for I stande in doubt of you.

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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 litle chyldren, of whom I trauayle in birth agayne, vntyll Christe be fashioned in you.

21Tell me, ye that desire to be vnder the lawe, do ye not heare the lawe?

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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 →

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