11 translations · Greek
Galatians 6:9
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
Galatians 6:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
- KJV King James Version
- And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and in doing good we should not be weary, for at the proper time we will reap—not desponding;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Let's never tire of doing good, for we'll reap a harvest at the proper time, if we don't give up.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap — not desponding;
- DBY Darby Translation
- but let us not lose heart in doing good; for in due time, if we do not faint, we shall reap.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And in doing good, let us not fail. For in due time we shall reap, not failing.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τὸ | To | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| καλὸν | kalon | [in] well-doing | G2570 καλός good |
| ποιοῦντες | poiountes | — | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| μὴ | mē | — | G3361 μή not |
| ἐνκακῶμεν | enkakōmen | Let us not grow weary | G1573 ἐκκακέω to lose heart |
| καιρῷ | kairō | time | G2540 καιρός time/right time |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 γάρ for |
| ἰδίῳ | idiō | in due | G2398 ἴδιος one's own/private |
| θερίσομεν | therisomen | we will reap a harvest | G2325 θερίζω to reap |
| μὴ | mē | — | G3361 μή not |
| ἐκλυόμενοι | eklyomenoi | if we do not give up | G1590 ἐκλύω to faint |
Related verses
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:13
But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.
- Isaiah 40:30–31
Even the youths faint and get weary, and the young men utterly fall; But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
- Hebrews 10:35–39
Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward. For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise. “In a very little while, he who comes will come, and will not wait. …
- Hebrews 12:3
For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.
- 1 Peter 2:15
For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
- James 5:7
Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
- 1 Peter 3:17
For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.
- 2 Corinthians 4:16
Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
- Revelation 2:3
You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
9 Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
10 So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.
11 See with what large letters I write to you with my own hand.
Read all of Galatians 6 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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