15 Where then is [a]that sense of blessing you had? For I testify about you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. 16 So have I become your enemy (A)by [b]telling you the truth? 17 They eagerly seek you, not [c]in a commendable way, but they want to shut you out so that you will seek them.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:15 I.e., considering yourselves fortunate
  2. Galatians 4:16 Or dealing truthfully with you
  3. Galatians 4:17 Or with good intentions

15 Where, then, is your blessing of me now? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. 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)

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