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Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

Galatians 4:12

In 9 translations

BSB
I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
KJV
Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.
WEB
I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,
ASV
I beseech you, brethren, become as I am, for I also am become as ye are. Ye did me no wrong:
LSV
I implore you, brothers, become as I [am]—because I also [am] as you; you did not hurt me;
YLT
Become as I [am] — because I also [am] as ye brethren, I beseech you; to me ye did no hurt,
DBY
Be as I [am], for I also [am] as ye, brethren, I beseech you: ye have not at all wronged me.
DRC
Be ye as I, because I also am as you: brethren, I beseech you: you have not injured me at all.
GNV
Be ye as I (for I am euen as you) brethren, I beseech you: ye haue not hurt me at all.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of Γίνεσθε: Tyndale House: γείνεσθε.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Γίνεσθε ὡς ἐγώ, ὅτι κἀγὼ ὡς ὑμεῖς, ἀδελφοί, δέομαι ὑμῶν. οὐδέν με ἠδικήσατε·
RP2018
Γίνεσθε ὡς ἐγώ, ὅτι κἀγὼ ὡς ὑμεῖς, ἀδελφοί, δέομαι ὑμῶν. Οὐδέν με ἠδικήσατε·
TR-Boyd
Γίνεσθε ὡς ἐγώ, ὅτι κἀγὼ ὡς ὑμεῖς, ἀδελφοί, δέομαι ὑμῶν. Οὐδέν με ἠδικήσατε·
SCR1894
γινεσθε ως εγω οτι καγω ως υμεις αδελφοι δεομαι υμων ουδεν με ηδικησατε

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Corinthians 2:5Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
  • 1 Kings 22:4So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
  • Genesis 34:15We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
  • 1 Corinthians 9:20–23To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law. To those without the law I became like one…
  • Galatians 2:14When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live…
  • Galatians 6:14But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
  • Acts 21:21But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
  • 2 Corinthians 6:13As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also.
  • Philippians 3:7–8But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I…
  • Galatians 6:18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

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