They zealously affect you, but not well; yes, they would exclude you, that you might affect them. Treasury of Scripture zealously. Galatians 6:12,13 As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised... Matthew 23:15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made... Romans 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. Romans 16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly... 1 Corinthians 11:2 Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 2 Corinthians 11:3,13-15 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety... Philippians 2:21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. 2 Peter 2:3,18 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingers not... exclude you. or, exclude us. 1 Corinthians 4:8,18 Now you are full, now you are rich, you have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God you did reign...
Context Paul's Concern for the Galatians
8However, then, when you knew not God, you did service to them which by nature are no gods. 9But now, after that you have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn you again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto you desire again to be in bondage? 10You observe days, and months, and times, and years. 11I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed on you labor in vain. 12Brothers, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as you are: you have not injured me at all. 13You know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel to you at the first. 14And my temptation which was in my flesh you despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. 15Where is then the blessedness you spoke of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me. 16Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? 17They zealously affect you, but not well; yes, they would exclude you, that you might affect them. 18But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you. 19My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, 20I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
They are zealous in your regard not well: but they would exclude you, that you might be zealous for them.
Darby Bible Translation
They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out from us, that ye may be zealous after them.
King James Bible
They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
Young's Literal Translation
they are zealous for you -- yet not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;
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