| NETBible | They court you eagerly, 1 but for no good purpose; 2 they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly. 3 |
| NASB © |
They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them. |
| HCSB | They are enthusiastic about you, but not for any good. Instead, they want to isolate you so you will be enthusiastic about them. |
| LEB | They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they want to exclude you, in order that you may seek them [zealously]. |
| NIV © |
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. |
| ESV | They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. |
| NRSV © |
They make much of you, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you may make much of them. |
| REB | Others are lavishing attention on you, but without sincerity: what they really want is to isolate you so that you may lavish attention on them. |
| NKJV © |
They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them. |
| KJV | They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them. |
| KJV | They zealously affect <2206> (5719) you <5209>_, [but] not <3756> well <2573>_; yea <235>_, they would <2309> (5719) exclude <1576> (5658) you <5209>_, that <2443> ye might affect <2206> (5725) them <846>_. {exclude you: or, exclude us} |
| NASB © |
They eagerly <2206> seek <2206> you, not commendably <2573> , but they wish <2309> to shut <1576> you out so <2443> that you will seek them.<2206> |
| NET [draft] ITL | They court <2206> you <5209> eagerly <2206> , but <235> for no <3756> good <2573> purpose; they want <2309> to exclude <1576> you <5209> , so that <2443> you would seek <2206> them <846> eagerly .<2206> |
| NETBible | They court you eagerly, 1 but for no good purpose; 2 they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly. 3 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Or “They are zealous for you.” 2 tn Or “but not commendably” (BDAG 505 s.v. καλῶς 2). 3 tn Or “so that you would be zealous.” |