Galatians 4:20 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁰I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.

Galatians 4:20 —

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Cross-References

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1 Thessalonians 2:17-18
But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. …
1 Corinthians 4:19-21
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. …
1 Thessalonians 3:9
For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 19-20)

That the apostle might the better dispose these Christians to bear with him in the reproofs which he was obliged to give them, he here expresses his great affection to them, and the very tender concern he had for their welfare: he was not like them—one thing when among them and another when absent from them. Their disaffection to him had not removed his affection from them; but he still bore the s…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 20)

20. Translate as Greek, “I could wish.” If circumstances permitted (which they do not), I would gladly be with you [M. Stuart]. now--as I was twice already. Speaking face to face is so much more effective towards loving persuasion than writing (2Jo 12; 3Jo 13, 14). change my voice--as a mother (Ga 4:19): adapting my tone of voice to what I saw in person your case might need. This is possible to on…