Galatians 4:20
I desire to be present with you now, and to change my tone; for I am perplexed about you.
Revised King James New Testament
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, with whom I again suffer birth pains until Christ is formed in you,
21Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and will find out, not the speech of those who are puffed up, but their power.
1 Thessalonians 3:9For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy which we have before our God because of you;
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 →