Galatians 4:11 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)11 I am afraid for you, [i.e., for your spiritual safety], that possibly I may have spent a lot of effort on your behalf for nothing. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176911 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition11 I am alarmed [about you], lest I have labored among and over you to no purpose and in vain. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)11 I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible11 I’m afraid for you! Perhaps my hard work for you has been for nothing. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version11 I am afraid for you, lest perhaps I may have labored in vain among you. Ver Capítulo |
[It was] in response to [a divine] revelation that I went [there] and explained to them [i.e., the apostles and elders] the Gospel [message] that I had been preaching among the Gentiles. Then [later on I presented it] privately before those who were highly regarded [i.e., the three apostles, verse 9] so [they would have verification that] my running [i.e., ministry] had not been, nor was now, in vain.
And then Paul, Silas, Timothy [and perhaps others by now] traveled through the districts of Phrygia and Galatia [i.e., provinces of central Asia Minor] because [an inspired message from] the Holy Spirit would not permit them to proclaim the message in Asia [i.e., the westernmost province of Asia Minor].