16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?(A) 17 They[a] are enthusiastic about you, but not for any good. Instead, they want to isolate you so you will be enthusiastic about them. 18 Now it is always good to be enthusiastic about good—and not just when I am with you.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:17 The false teachers

16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?(A)

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.(B) 18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.(C)

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