Galatians 4:12

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

I urge you, brothers, become like me [in this matter], for I have become like you. You did not do anything wrong to me, [even as I have not wronged you].

Cross References

Acts 21:21

Now these [Jewish Christians] have been informed that you are teaching all the Jews living among the Gentiles to give up [following the teaching of] Moses, [even] telling them not to circumcise their children and not to practice the [other] customs [of the Jewish religion].

2 Corinthians 2:5

But if anyone has caused grief, he has not done it to me [only], but to almost all of you [or, “only partially to all of you”] for I do not want to overstate the case.

2 Corinthians 6:11

We have spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, and our hearts have been wide open to you.

2 Corinthians 6:13

I am speaking to you as my [spiritual] children; open up [your hearts] to me in return.

Galatians 2:14

But, when I saw that they did not act in harmony with [the principles of] the truth of the Gospel [message], I said to Cephas in front of everyone, “If you, being a Jew, act like a Gentile [by showing such discrimination], how do you expect to persuade Gentiles to live like Jews [i.e., like Christian Jews who are taught to love all people]?”

Galatians 4:11

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.

Galatians 4:13

But you are aware [I am sure] that when I first came preaching the Gospel [message] to you, I had a physical handicap.

Galatians 6:14

But the last thing I want to do is brag [about such things]. For [if I had any bragging to do at all], it would be about [salvation through] the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for it is through Him that this [sinful] world has been crucified [i.e., died] as far as I am concerned and I have been crucified [i.e., died] as far as it is concerned.

Galatians 6:18

May the unearned favor of our Lord Jesus Christ be in your inner person, brothers. May this be so.