Galatians 4:17
Strong's Lexicon
[Those people] are zealous for you
Ζηλοῦσιν (Zēlousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2206: From zelos; to have warmth of feeling for or against.

ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

[but] not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

in a good way.
καλῶς (kalōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2573: Well, nobly, honorably, rightly. Adverb from kalos; well.

Instead,
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

they want
θέλουσιν (thelousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

to isolate
ἐκκλεῖσαι (ekkleisai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1576: To shut out, exclude, separate. From ek and kleio; to shut out.

you [from us],
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

so that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

you will be zealous
ζηλοῦτε (zēloute)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2206: From zelos; to have warmth of feeling for or against.

for them.
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for 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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are enthusiastic about you, but not for any good. Instead, they want to isolate you so you will be enthusiastic about them.

New American Standard Bible
They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them.

King James Bible
They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
Parallel Verses
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 Living Translation
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.

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.

New American Standard Bible
They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are enthusiastic about you, but not for any good. Instead, they want to isolate you so you will be enthusiastic about them.

International Standard Version
These people who have been instructing you are devoted to you, but not in a good way. They want you to avoid me so that you will be devoted to them.

NET Bible
They court you eagerly, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.

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

English Revised Version
They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek 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;
















Cross References
Galatians 4:16
Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

Galatians 4:18
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

Galatians 1:1
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Galatians 4:15
Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

Galatians 4:14
And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

Galatians 4:19
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

Galatians 4:20
I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
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