Galatians 1:23

1:23 They were only hearing, “The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news ¹  of the faith he once tried to destroy.”

Galatians 4:17

4:17 They court you eagerly, ²  but for no good purpose; ³  they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly. ⁴ 

Galatians 6:9-10

6:9 So we must not grow weary ⁵  in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up. ⁶  6:10 So then, ⁷  whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith. ⁸ 

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¹ tn The Greek verb here is εὐαγγελίζεται (euangelizetai).

² tn Or “They are zealous for you.”

³ tn Or “but not commendably” (BDAG 505 s.v. καλῶς 2).

⁴ tn Or “so that you would be zealous.”

⁵ tn Or “not become discouraged,” “not lose heart” (L&N 25.288).

⁶ tn Or “if we do not become extremely weary,” “if we do not give out,” “if we do not faint from exhaustion” (L&N 23.79).

⁷ tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what Paul has been arguing.

⁸ tn Grk “to those who are members of the family of [the] faith.”