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Galatians 4:17

New Living Translation

17 Those false teachers are so eager to win your favor, but their intentions are not good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay attention only to them.

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American Standard Version

They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.

Christian Standard Bible

They court you eagerly, but not for good. They want to exclude you from me, so that you would pursue them.

English Standard Version

They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them.

King James Version

They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

New American Standard Bible

They eagerly seek you, not in a commendable way, but they want to shut you out so that you will seek them.

New International Version

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.

New King James Version

They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them.

World English Bible

They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.