And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
What does Galatians 6:9 mean?
Many excuse themselves from the work of religion, though they may make a show, and profess it.
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Keep this verse inside Galatians 6:6-9 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Galatians 6:9
And 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 they endeavor to benefit, that they become disheartened. Such Paul addresses, and exhorts them not to give over, but to persevere. For in due season - At the day of judgment.
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Galatians 6 belongs to the closing movement of the book, especially the section often described as practical exhortation and final warning. Galatians is Paul’s fierce defense of the gospel of grace, justification by faith, and freedom for life in the Spirit. Read this chapter with the wider themes of grace, justification, and freedom in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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