Galatians 4:17

World English Bible (WEB)

They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.

In context

15 What was the blessing you enjoyed? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

16 So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

17 They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.

18 But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.

19 My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you—

WEB World English Bible: They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.
KJV King James Version: They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: 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.
ASV American Standard Version: They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: they are zealous for you — [yet] not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;
DBY Darby Translation: They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out [from us], that ye may be zealous after them.
WBS Webster Bible: They zealously affect you, but not well; for, they would exclude you, that ye may affect them.