Galatians 4:19
My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you--
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
In Context
20but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone; for I am perplexed about you.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:11He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities.
Romans 8:29For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:
1 Corinthians 4:14I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
Ephesians 4:24and put on the new man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
Philippians 2:5Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Colossians 1:27to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery 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 →