Galatians 4:17
Galatians 4:17 The Message (MSG)
Those heretical teachers go to great lengths to flatter you, but their motives are rotten. They want to shut you out of the free world of God’s grace so that you will always depend on them for approval and direction, making them feel important. * * *
Galatians 4:17 King James Version (KJV)
They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
Galatians 4:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them.
Galatians 4:17 New Century Version (NCV)
Those people are working hard to persuade you, but this is not good for you. They want to persuade you to turn against us and follow only them.
Galatians 4:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.
Galatians 4:17 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
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.
Galatians 4:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them.
Galatians 4:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
These men [the Judaizers] eagerly seek you [to entrap you with honeyed words and attention, to win you over to their philosophy], not honorably [for their purpose is not honorable or worthy of consideration]. They want to isolate you [from us who oppose them] so that you will seek them.
Galatians 4:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.