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They are zealous forζηλοῦσινyou,ὑμᾶςnotοὐfor good;καλῶςrather,ἀλλὰthey wantθέλουσινto excludeἐκκλεῖσαιyou,ὑμᾶςso thatἵναyou may be zealous forζηλοῦτεthem.αὐτοὺς
Galatians 4:17
Study it in the app“They are zealous for you, not for good; rather, they want to exclude you, so that you may be zealous for them.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 4:17, word by word
- They are zealous forζηλοῦσινzēlousin
earnestly desire
To long for something or someone with all your heart.
Where else “zēlousin” appears- for goodκαλῶςkalōs
well
Well, rightly.
Where else “kalōs” appears- they wantθέλουσινthelousin
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelousin” appears- to excludeἐκκλεῖσαιekkleisai
exclude
Shut out, exclude.
Where else “ekkleisai” appears
The context
16So have I become your enemy by telling the truth to you?
17 · This verse (above)
18Now it is good to be zealous for what is good always, and not only when I am present with you.