Verse Comparison: Galatians 4:17
American Standard Version
They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.
Amplified® Bible
These men [the Judaizing teachers] are zealously trying to dazzle you [paying court to you, making much of you], but their purpose is not honorable {or} worthy {or} for any good. What they want to do is to isolate you [from us who oppose them], so that they may win you over to their side {and} get you to court their favor.
Contemporary English Version
Those people may be paying you a lot of attention, but it isn't for your good. They only want to keep you away from me, so you will pay them a lot of attention.
Darby English Version
They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out [from us], that ye may be zealous after them.
Good News Bible
Those other people show a deep interest in you, but their intentions are not good. All they want is to separate you from me, so that you will have the same interest in them as they have in you.
International Standard Version
These people are devoted to you, but not in a good way. They want you to avoid me so that you will be devoted to them.
King James Version
They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
New American Standard Bible
They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them.
New International Version
Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.
New King James Version
They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them.
Young's Literal Translation
they are zealous for you -- `yet' not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;
