Galatians 4:18
Galatians 4:18-20 The Message (MSG)
It is a good thing to be passionate in doing good, but not just when I am in your presence. Can’t you continue the same concern for both my person and my message when I am away from you that you had when I was with you? 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. Oh, I keep wishing that I was with you. Then I wouldn’t be reduced to this blunt, letter-writing language out of sheer frustration.
Galatians 4:18 King James Version (KJV)
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
Galatians 4:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But it is good always to be eagerly sought in a commendable manner, and not only when I am present with you.
Galatians 4:18 New Century Version (NCV)
It is good for people to show interest in you, but only if their purpose is good. This is always true, not just when I am with you.
Galatians 4:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.
Galatians 4:18 New International Version (NIV)
It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.
Galatians 4:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.
Galatians 4:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now it is always pleasant to be eagerly sought after [provided that it is] for a good purpose, and not just when I am with you [seeking you myself—but beware of the others doing it].
Galatians 4:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
If someone is eager to do good things for you, that’s all right; but let them do it all the time, not just when I’m with you.