Galatians 4:12 “I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have d…”

Galatians 4:12

I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.

World English Bible

I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

American Standard Version

I beseech you, brethren, become as I am, for I also am become as ye are. Ye did me no wrong:

Geneva Bible 1599

Be ye as I (for I am euen as you) brethren, I beseech you: ye haue not hurt me at all.

Darby Translation

Be as I [am], for I also [am] as ye, brethren, I beseech you: ye have not at all wronged me.

Young's Literal Translation

Become as I [am] — because I also [am] as ye brethren, I beseech you; to me ye did no hurt,

Bible in Basic English

My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“be”

1 Kings 22:4 Genesis 34:15 1 Corinthians 9:20–23 Galatians 2:14 Galatians 6:14 Acts 21:21

1 Kings 22:4 · BSB

So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

Genesis 34:15 · BSB

We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

1 Corinthians 9:20–23 · BSB

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.

Galatians 2:14 · BSB

When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live l…

Galatians 6:14 · BSB

But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Acts 21:21 · BSB

But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.

“ye”

2 Corinthians 2:5

2 Corinthians 2:5 · BSB

Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.

Also

2 Corinthians 6:13 Galatians 6:18

2 Corinthians 6:13 · BSB

As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.

Galatians 6:18 · BSB

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.

13You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.

Read Galatians 4