Galatians 4:20
how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
Majority Standard Bible
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 little children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
21Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
1 Thessalonians 3:9How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
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 →