Galatians 4:19

you for whom I am again enduring a mother’s pains, until a likeness to Christ will have been formed in you.

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My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

In Context

18It is always honorable to have your favor sought in an honorable cause, and not only when I am with you, my dear children –

20But I could wish to be with you now and speak in a different tone, for I am perplexed about you.

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Cross References

Romans 8:29For those whom God chose from the first he also destined from the first to be transformed into likeness to his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest among many brothers and sisters.

1 Corinthians 4:14It is with no wish to shame you that I am writing like this; but to warn you as my own dear children.

Ephesians 4:24and that you must clothe yourselves in that new nature which was created to resemble God, with the righteousness and holiness springing from the truth.

Philippians 2:5Let the spirit of Christ Jesus be yours also.

Colossians 1:27to whom it was his pleasure to make known the surpassing glory of that hidden truth when proclaimed among the Gentiles – ‘Christ among you! Your 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 →

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