Galatians 4:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Their interest in you is not good; but their desire is that you may be shut out, so that you may go after them.

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  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
  • Matt 23:15 : 15 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
  • 2 Cor 11:13-15 : 13 For such men are false Apostles, workers of deceit, making themselves seem like Apostles of Christ. 14 And it is no wonder; for even Satan himself is able to take the form of an angel of light. 15 So it is no great thing if his servants make themselves seem to be servants of righteousness; whose end will be the reward of their works.
  • Gal 6:12-13 : 12 Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ. 13 Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.
  • Phil 2:21 : 21 For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.
  • Rom 10:2 : 2 For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.
  • 1 Cor 4:8 : 8 For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.
  • 1 Cor 4:18 : 18 Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.
  • 1 Cor 11:2 : 2 Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I have a fear, that in some way, as Eve was tricked by the deceit of the snake, your minds may be turned away from their simple and holy love for Christ.
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;

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  • Gal 4:18
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    18 But it is good to have an interest in a good cause at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

  • Gal 4:15-16
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    15 Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

    16 So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?

  • Rom 10:2
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    2 For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

  • Phil 1:15-17
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    15 Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart:

    16 These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:

    17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

  • 1 Thess 2:14-17
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    14 For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

    15 Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

    16 Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree.

    17 But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

  • Gal 6:12-13
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    12 Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.

    13 Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.

  • Rom 16:17-18
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    72%

    17 Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

    18 For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.

  • Phil 2:20-21
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    20 For I have no man of like mind who will truly have care for you.

    21 For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.

  • Gal 5:12
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    12 My desire is that they who give you trouble might even be cut off themselves.

  • Gal 2:4
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    4 And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us;

  • 1 Thess 2:8
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    8 Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

  • 2 Cor 11:11-12
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    11 Why? because I have no love for you? let God be judge.

    12 But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.

  • Gal 4:11-12
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    11 I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.

    12 My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

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    17 Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.

  • 2 Cor 7:11
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    11 For you see what care was produced in you by this very sorrow of yours before God, what clearing of yourselves, what wrath against sin, what fear, what desire, what serious purpose, what punishment. In everything you have made it clear that you are free from sin in this business.

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    7 You were going on well; who was the cause of your not giving ear to what is true?

  • Phil 4:10
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    10 But I am very glad in the Lord that your care for me has come to life again; though you did in fact take thought for me, but you were not able to give effect to it.

  • Col 2:4
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    4 I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.

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    10 Only it was their desire that we would give thought to the poor; which very thing I had much in mind to do.

  • Phil 1:10
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    10 So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;

  • Phil 1:8
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    8 For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

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    20 For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

  • Acts 14:2
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    2 But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

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    7 Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 11:2
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    2 For I have a very great care for you: because you have been married by me to one husband, and it is my desire to give you completely holy to Christ.

  • 2 Cor 2:4
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    4 For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

  • 1 Cor 4:6
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    6 My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

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    13 And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:

  • 2 Cor 8:4
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    4 Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints:

  • 2 Cor 12:15-17
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    15 And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?

    16 But let it be so, that I was not a trouble to you myself; but (someone may say) being false, I took you with deceit.

    17 Did I make a profit out of you by any of those whom I sent to you?

  • Gal 5:26
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    26 Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.

  • Phlm 1:13-14
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    13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

    14 But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.

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    5 So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.

  • Jas 2:4
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    4 Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?

  • Rom 11:28
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    28 As far as the good news is in question, they are cut off from God on account of you, but as far as the selection is in question, they are loved on account of the fathers.