^{8 Ref} Howbeit at that time, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to them that by nature are no gods:

^{9 Ref} but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?

^{10 Ref} Ye observe days, and months, and seasons, and years.

^{11 Ref} I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.

^{12 Ref} I beseech you, brethren, become as I `am', for I also `am become' as ye `are'. Ye did me no wrong:

^{13 Ref} but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you the first time:

^{14 Ref} and that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but ye received me as an angel of God, `even' as Christ Jesus.

^{15 Ref} Where then is that gratulation of yourselves? for I bear you witness, that, if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

^{16 Ref} So then am I become your enemy, by telling you the truth?

^{17 Ref} They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.

^{18 Ref} But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

^{19 Ref} My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you--

^{20 Ref} but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone; for I am perplexed about you.