Galatians 4:19

my little children, of whom again I travail in birth, till Christ may be formed in you,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

18and [it is] good to be zealously regarded, in what is good, at all times, and not only in my being present with you;

20and I was wishing to be present with you now, and to change my voice, because I am in doubt about you.

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Cross References

Isaiah 53:11Of the labour of his soul he seeth — he is satisfied, Through his knowledge give righteousness Doth the righteous one, My servant, to many, And their iniquities he doth bear.

Romans 8:29because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;

1 Corinthians 4:14Not [as] putting you to shame do I write these things, but as my beloved children I do admonish,

Ephesians 4:24and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

Philippians 2:5For, let this mind be in you that [is] also in Christ Jesus,

Colossians 1:27to whom God did will to make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations — which is Christ in you, the hope of the 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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