Galatians 6:9

Galatians 6:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
• New International Version (NIV)Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.

Context of Galatians 6:9

7Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. 10So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. 11See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.

Galatians 6:9 word by word

τὸ δὲ καλὸν ποιοῦντες μὴ ἐγκακῶμεν· καιρῷ γὰρ ἰδίῳ θερίσομεν μὴ ἐκλυόμενοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• let usἐκκακέωekkakeō · to lose heartG1573
• notμήmē · notG3361
• in wellκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• doingποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• in dueἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• seasonκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• we shall reapθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325
• if we faintἐκλύωekluō · to faintG1590

Cross-references for Galatians 6:9

• Malachi 1:13But you say, 'What a weariness this is,' and you snort at it, says the Lord of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:13As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.
• Hebrews 12:3Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
• Romans 2:7to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
• 1 Peter 2:15For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
• 1 Peter 3:17For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.
• 1 Peter 4:19Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
• Leviticus 26:4then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
• Deuteronomy 11:14he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.
• Psalms 104:27These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.
• Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.
• James 5:7Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.
• Isaiah 40:30Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted;
• Zephaniah 3:16On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: "Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak.
• Matthew 24:13But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Commentaries on Galatians 6:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Let us not be weary - Well-doing is easier in itself than ill-doing; and the danger of growing weary in the former arises only from the opposition to good in our own nature, or the outward hinderances we may meet with from a gainsaying and persecuting world. In due season we shall reap - As the husbandman, in ploughing, sowing, and variously laboring in his fields, is supported by the hope of a plentiful harvest, which he cannot expect before the right…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And let us not be weary in welldoing - See the note at 1 Corinthians 15:58. The reference here is particularly to the support of the ministers of religion Galatians 6:6, but the apostle makes the exhortation general. Christians sometimes become weary. There is so much opposition to the best plans for doing good; there is so much to be done; there are so many calls on their time and their charities; and there is often so much ingratitude among those whom…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Many excuse themselves from the work of religion, though they may make a show, and profess it. They may impose upon others, yet they deceive themselves if they think to impose upon God, who knows their hearts as well as actions; and as he cannot be deceived, so he will not be mocked. Our present time is seed time; in the other world we shall reap as we sow now. As there are two sorts of sowing, one to the flesh, and the other to the Spirit, so…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Let us not grow weary: Avoid letting sinful behavior sneak in or relying on strict rules instead of following the Spirit (5:25). for in due time we will reap a harvest: This promise encourages Christians to keep doing good work (see Romans 8:28). if we do not give up: God's promises to believers require them to keep their faith strong (see also Luke 18:1; 2 Corinthians 4:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. (2Th 3:13). And when we do good, let us also persevere in it without fainting. in due season--in its own proper season, God's own time (1Ti 6:15). faint not--literally, "be relaxed." Stronger than "be not weary." Weary of well-doing refers to the will; "faint not" to relaxation of the powers [Bengel]. No one should faint, as in an earthly harvest sometimes happens.Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 6:9

• Constancy
• Decision
• Diligence
• Judgment
• Patience
• Perseverance
• Righteous
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Communicate
• Crucify
• Cutting
• Fault
• Overtake
• Reap
• Rejoicing
• Restore
• Faint
• Galatians, Epistle to the

Commentaries on Galatians 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings