Galatians 4:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.”
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BSBPD
“I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Galatians 4:11 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 49:4But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”
- Acts 16:6After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
- Galatians 2:2I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
- Galatians 4:20how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
- Galatians 5:2Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
- Philippians 2:16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.
- 2 John 1:8Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
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