Galatians 4:19

4:19 My children – I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you! 1 

Galatians 4:28

4:28 But you, 2  brothers and sisters, 3  are children of the promise like Isaac.

1 tn Grk “My children, for whom I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you.” The relative clauses in English do not pick up the emotional force of Paul’s language here (note “tone of voice” in v. 20, indicating that he is passionately concerned for them); hence, the translation has been altered slightly to capture the connotative power of Paul’s plea.

sn That is, until Christ’s nature or character is formed in them (see L&N 58.4).

2 tc Most mss (א A C D2 Ψ 062 Ï lat sy bo) read “we” here, while “you” is found in Ì46 B D* F G 0261vid 0278 33 1739 al sa. It is more likely that a copyist, noticing the first person pronouns in vv. 26 and 31, changed a second person pronoun here to first person for consistency.

3 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.