Galatians 4:20
And I could wish to be now with you, and to change the tone of my voice; because I am astonished at you.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
19Ye are my children, of whom I travail in birth again, till the Messiah be formed in you.
21Tell me, ye who desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you speedily, if God be willing: and I will know, not the speech of them who exalt themselves, but their power:
1 Thessalonians 3:9For what thanks can we render to God in your behalf, for all the joy with which we are joyful on your account;
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 →