Galatians 4:17 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

they are zealous for you -- [yet] not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;

English ASV

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

English Amplified

These men [the Judaizing teachers] are zealously trying to dazzle you [paying court to you, making much of you], but their purpose is not honorable or worthy or for any good. What they want to do is to isolate you [from us who oppose them], so that they may win you over to their side and get you to court their favor.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

These men [the Judaizing teachers] are zealously trying to dazzle you [paying court to you, making much of you], but their purpose is not honorable or worthy or for any good. What they want to do is to isolate you [from us who oppose them], so that they may win you over to their side and get you to court their favor.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They court you eagerly, but not for good. They want to exclude you from me, so that you would pursue them.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out [from us], that ye may be zealous after them.

English EASY 2024

Those false teachers try very much to please you. But they do not really want what is good for you. They want to keep you for themselves. Then you will only want to listen to them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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 work hard for them.

They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Those other people show a deep interest in you, but their intentions are not good. All they want is to separate you from me, so that you will have the same interest in them as they have in you.

English God's Word - GW 1995

These people {who distort the Good News} are devoted to you, but not in a good way. They don't want you to associate with me so that you will be devoted only to them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will zealously seek them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They would zealously influence you, but not favorably. Yes, they would exclusively control you, so that you might consult them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

They show interest in you, but not in a good way; they want to isolate you, so that you may show interest in them.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Those people are trying hard to win you over. But it is not for your good. They want to take you away from us. They want you to commit yourselves to them.

English NIV

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 be zealous for them.

English NKJ 1982

They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them.

English NLT

Those false teachers who are so anxious to win your favor are not doing it for your good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay more attention to them.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They make much of you, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you may make much of them.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Can’t you see what these false teachers are doing? They want to win you over so you will side with them. They want you divided from me so you will follow only them. Would you call that integrity?

English RSV (Revised 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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Those false teachers who are so anxious to win your favor are not doing it for your good. What they are trying to do is to shut you off from me so that you will pay more attention to them.

English Tyndale 1537

They are jealous over you amiss. Yea they intend to exclude you(they would make you to fall back) that ye should(might) be fervent to them ward.

Galatians 4:17 — Compare Translations