RV
KJV
17. They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
ASV
17. They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.
ESV
17. They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them.
ERVEN
17. Those people are working hard to persuade you, but this is not good for you. They want to persuade you to turn against us and work hard for them.
NLT
17. Those false teachers are so eager to win your favor, but their intentions are not good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay attention only to them.
WEB
17. They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.
NET
17. They court you eagerly, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.
NLV
17. Those false teachers are trying to turn your eyes toward them. They do not want you to follow my teaching. What they are doing is not good.
HCSB
17. They are enthusiastic about you, but not for any good. Instead, they want to isolate you so you will be enthusiastic about them.
YLT
17. they are zealous for you -- [yet] not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;
LITV
17. They are zealous for you, but not well; but they only desire to shut you out, that you be zealous to them.
NCV
17. Those peoplen are working hard to persuade you, but this is not good for you. They want to persuade you to turn against us and follow only them.
MKJV
17. They are zealous for you, but not well. But they only desire to shut you out, that you be zealous to them.
AKJV
17. They zealously affect you, but not well; yes, they would exclude you, that you might affect them.
LXXEN
KJV
17. They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
AMP
17. These men [the Judaizing teachers] are zealously trying to dazzle you [paying court to you, making much of you], but their purpose is not honorable or worthy or for any good. What they want to do is to isolate you [from us who oppose them], so that they may win you over to their side and get you to court their favor.
KJVP
17. They zealously affect G2206 V-PAI-3P you G5209 P-2AP , [ but ] not G3756 PRT-N well G2573 ADV ; yea G235 CONJ , they would G2309 V-PAI-3P exclude G1576 V-AAN you G5209 P-2AP , that G2443 CONJ ye might affect G2206 V-PAS-2P them G846 P-APM .
YLT
17. they are zealous for you -- [yet] not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;
ASV
17. They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.
WEB
17. They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.
NASB
17. They show interest in you, but not in a good way; they want to isolate you, so that you may show interest in them.
ESV
17. They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them.
RV
17. They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.
RSV
17. They make much of you, but for no good purpose; they want to shut you out, that you may make much of them.
NKJV
17. They zealously court you, [but] for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them.
MKJV
17. They are zealous for you, but not well. But they only desire to shut you out, that you be zealous to them.
AKJV
17. They zealously affect you, but not well; yes, they would exclude you, that you might affect them.
NRSV
17. They make much of you, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you may make much of them.
NIV
17. 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.
NIRV
17. Those people are trying hard to win you over. But it is not for your good. They want to take you away from us. They want you to commit yourselves to them.
NLT
17. Those false teachers are so eager to win your favor, but their intentions are not good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay attention only to them.
MSG
17. Those heretical teachers go to great lengths to flatter you, but their motives are rotten. They want to shut you out of the free world of God's grace so that you will always depend on them for approval and direction, making them feel important.
GNB
17. Those other people show a deep interest in you, but their intentions are not good. All they want is to separate you from me, so that you will have the same interest in them as they have in you.
NET
17. They court you eagerly, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.
ERVEN
17. Those people are working hard to persuade you, but this is not good for you. They want to persuade you to turn against us and work hard for them.