Galatians 4:18

Authorized King James Version (1611)

But [it is] good to be zealously affected always in [a] good [thing], and not only when I am present with you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Phil 1:27 : 27 ¶ Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
  • Phil 2:12 : 12 ¶ Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 ‹As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.›
  • Gal 4:13 : 13 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
  • Gal 4:20 : 20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
  • Num 25:11-13 : 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, [even] the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
  • Ps 119:139 : 139 ¶ My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
  • Isa 59:17 : 17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
  • John 2:17 : 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 ¶ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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

  • Gal 4:19-20
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    19¶ My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

    20I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.

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    26That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.

    27¶ Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

  • Phil 4:9-10
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    9Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

    10¶ But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

  • Phil 1:4-11
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    4Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

    5For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

    6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:

    7¶ Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

    8For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

    9¶ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;

    10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

    11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

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    5For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

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    6¶ But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also [to see] you:

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    17¶ But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

  • Phlm 1:6-8
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    6That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

    7For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

    8¶ Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,

  • 2 Tim 1:4
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    4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

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    12Epaphras, who is [one] of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

    13For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them [that are] in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

  • Phil 1:17-18
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    17But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

    18What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

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    9¶ Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

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    10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

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    4Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.

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    1¶ Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, [my] dearly beloved.

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    16I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all [things].

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    9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

    10Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

    11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

    12That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

    13Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

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    24Nevertheless to abide in the flesh [is] more needful for you.

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    10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

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    18For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

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    16And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.

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    10Only [they would] that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

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    8So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

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    9Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

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    1¶ Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;

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    8[This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

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    14Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.