Verse Comparison: Galatians 4:18
American Standard Version
But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.
Amplified® Bible
It is always a fine thing [of course] to be zealously sought after [as you are, provided that it is] for a good purpose {and} done by reason of purity of heart and life, and not just when I am present with you!
Contemporary English Version
It is always good to give your attention to something worthwhile, even when I am not with you.
Darby English Version
But [it is] right to be zealous at all times in what is right, and not only when I am present with you --
Good News Bible
Now, it is good to have such a deep interest if the purpose is good---this is true always, and not merely when I am with you.
International Standard Version
(Now it is always good to be devoted to a good cause, even when I am not with you.)
King James Version
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
New American Standard Bible
But it is good always to be eagerly sought in a commendable manner, and not only when I am present with you.
New International Version
It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always and not just when I am with you.
New King James Version
But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But it feels good always to have someone seek us out in a commendable manner, and not only when I dwell with you presently.
Young's Literal Translation
and `it is' good to be zealously regarded, in what is good, at all times, and not only in my being present with you;