KJV King James Version
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
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Galatians 4:19
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
WEB World English Bible
My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you—
ASV American Standard Version
My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you—
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
my little children, of whom again I travail in birth, till Christ may be formed in you,
Surrounding context — Galatians 4
16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
17 They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
18 But [it is] good to be zealously affected always in [a] good [thing], and not only when I am present with you.
19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
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Ephesians 4:13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:Romans 8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.Romans 13:14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].Ephesians 4:24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is [one] of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.Colossians 3:10And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:1 Corinthians 4:14-15I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn [you].Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:James 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.Numbers 11:11-12And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?Colossians 1:27To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:Philemon 1:10I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:Philippians 1:8For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.Philippians 2:17Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.Colossians 2:1For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and [for] them at Laodicea, and [for] as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;Isaiah 53:11He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.1 John 2:12I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
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