4:11

I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain: The Greek clause that the Berean Standard Bible translates as my efforts for you refers to the hard work that Paul did in teaching the gospel to the Galatians. Paul was afraid that all his efforts may not have produced the results that he wished.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

I am afraid that all my hard work ?of teaching? you has been wasted.
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I fear for you. I am afraid that all my hard work for you was worth nothing. (New Living Translation (1996))
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I am worried about you! Can it be that all my work for you has been for nothing? (Good News Translation)

Be careful that the word for labor/work does not imply physical labor. If it does, you may have to translate it with another expression. For example:

I am worried that all that I have done for you is in vain.
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I am concerned that all the teaching I gave you has not achieved/accomplished anything.

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