Galatians 4:9-20 But now, knowing God, but rather are known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements to which you again desire to slave anew?

MKJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ But now, knowing God, but rather are known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements to which you again desire to slave anew? ¹⁰ You observe days and months and times and years. ¹¹ I fear for you, lest somehow I have labored among you in vain. ¹² Brothers, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as you. You have not injured me at all. ¹³ But you know that through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel to you before, ¹⁴ and you did not despise my temptation in my flesh, nor did you spurn it. But you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ What then was your blessedness? For I bear you record that, if you were able, plucking out your eyes, you would have given them to me. ¹⁶ So then did I become your enemy speaking to you the truth? ¹⁷ They are zealous for you, but not well. But they only desire to shut you out, that you be zealous to them. ¹⁸ But it is good to be zealous always in a good thing, and not only in my being present with you. ¹⁹ My children, for whom I again travail until Christ should be formed in you, ²⁰ even now I desired to be present with you, and to change my voice; for I am in doubt as to you.