4:17 They court you eagerly, 2 but for no good purpose; 3 they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly. 4
1 tn Or “have I become your enemy because I am telling you the truth?” The participle ἀληθεύων (alhqeuwn) can be translated as a causal adverbial participle or as a participle of means (as in the translation).
2 tn Or “They are zealous for you.”
3 tn Or “but not commendably” (BDAG 505 s.v. καλῶς 2).
4 tn Or “so that you would be zealous.”