Galatians 4:20
till Christ be formed in you, I should be glad to be present with you even now, and to change my voice; for I am in doubt about you.
1770 John Worsley NT
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, of whom I do as it were travail in birth again,
21Tell me, you that are so desirous to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord please, and will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up, but the power:
1 Thessalonians 3:9For what thanks can we render to God concerning you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on your account before our God,
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 →