Galatians 4:19

19 My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,

Galatians 4:19 in Other Translations

KJV
19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
ESV
19 my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!
NLT
19 Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I’m going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives.
MSG
19 Do you know how I feel right now, and will feel until Christ's life becomes visible in your lives? Like a mother in the pain of childbirth.
CSB
19 My children, again I am in the pains of childbirth for you until Christ is formed in you.

Galatians 4:19 In-Context

17 Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them.
18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.
19 My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
20 how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!
21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says?

Cross References 2

  • 1. S 1 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Corinthians 4:15
  • 2. Romans 8:29; Ephesians 4:13
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