Galatians 4:11
Strong's Lexicon
I fear
φοβοῦμαι (phoboumai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5399: From phobos; to frighten, i.e. to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. Revere.

for you,
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

[that]
μή ()
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

my efforts
κεκοπίακα (kekopiaka)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2872: From a derivative of kopos; to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard.

for
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

may have been
πως (pōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

in vain.
εἰκῇ (eikē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1500: Without a cause, purpose; purposelessly, in vain, for nothing. Probably from eiko; idly, i.e. Without reason.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.

Young's Literal Translation
I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been wasted.

New American Standard Bible
I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored over you in vain.

King James Bible
I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.

New Living Translation
I fear for you. Perhaps all my hard work with you was for nothing.

English Standard Version
I am afraid I may have labored over you in vain.

New American Standard Bible
I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored over you in vain.

King James Bible
I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been wasted.

International Standard Version
I am afraid for you! I don't want my work for you to have been wasted!

NET Bible
I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

American Standard Version
I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.

English Revised Version
I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labour upon you in vain.

Young's Literal Translation
I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.
















Cross References
Galatians 4:10
Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

Galatians 4:12
Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.

Philippians 2:16
Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

Galatians 1:1
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Galatians 4:9
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

Galatians 4:8
Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

Galatians 4:13
Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

Galatians 4:14
And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
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