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At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. <a href="/esv/galatians/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. <a href="/bsb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. <a href="/blb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And we should not grow weary in well-doing. For in due time we will reap a harvest, not giving up. <a href="/kjv/galatians/6.htm">King James Bible</a> And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. <a href="/nkjv/galatians/6.htm">New King James Version</a> And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. <a href="/nasb_/galatians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary. <a href="/nasb/galatians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. <a href="/nasb77/galatians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary. <a href="/lsb/galatians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. <a href="/amp/galatians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give in. <a href="/csb/galatians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. <a href="/hcsb/galatians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don&#8217t give up. <a href="/asv/galatians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. <a href="/cev/galatians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't get tired of helping others. You will be rewarded when the time is right, if you don't give up. <a href="/erv/galatians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. <a href="/gwt/galatians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We can't allow ourselves to get tired of living the right way. Certainly, each of us will receive [everlasting life] at the proper time, if we don't give up. <a href="/gnt/galatians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest. <a href="/isv/galatians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Let's not get tired of doing what is good, for at the right time we will reap a harvest—if we do not give up. <a href="/msb/galatians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. <a href="/net/galatians/6.htm">NET Bible</a> So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up. <a href="/nheb/galatians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up. <a href="/wbt/galatians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. <a href="/wey/galatians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Let us not abate our courage in doing what is right; for in due time we shall reap a reward, if we do not faint. <a href="/web/galatians/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/galatians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and in doing good we should not be weary, for at the proper time we will reap—not desponding; <a href="/blb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And we should not grow weary in well-doing. For in due time we will reap a harvest, not giving up. <a href="/ylt/galatians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap -- not desponding; <a href="/slt/galatians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And doing good let us not despond: for in proper time we shall reap, not being enervated.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/galatians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And in doing good, let us not fail. For in due time we shall reap, not failing. <a href="/cpdv/galatians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, let us not be deficient in doing good. For in due time, we shall reap without fail. <a href="/nabre/galatians/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. <a href="/nrsvce/galatians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/galatians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Let us not be weary in welldoing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/galatians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when we do what is good, let it not be tedious to us, for there shall be a time when we reap, and that will not be tedious to us.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/galatians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Let us not become weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. <a href="/godbey/galatians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But let us not get weary doing that which is good: for in due time we will reap, fainting not. <a href="/haweis/galatians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Let us not then be weary of well-doing; for in due time we shall reap, if we faint not. <a href="/mace/galatians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> let us then not be weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we be not tired. <a href="/wey/galatians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Let us not abate our courage in doing what is right; for in due time we shall reap a reward, if we do not faint. <a href="/worrell/galatians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, in doing what is noble, let us not grow weary; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. <a href="/worsley/galatians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And let us not be weary in doing good: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. <a href="/parallel/galatians/6-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv8Ri4CeT34?start=1254" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/galatians/6.htm">Carry One Another's Burdens</a> …8The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/1573.htm" title="1573: enkakōmen (V-PSA-1P) -- To be faint, be weary. From ek and kakos; to be weak, i.e. to fail.">Let us not grow weary</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: To (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2570.htm" title="2570: kalon (Adj-ANS) -- Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.">in well-doing,</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do."></a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">for</a> <a href="/greek/2398.htm" title="2398: idiō (Adj-DMS) -- Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.">in due</a> <a href="/greek/2540.htm" title="2540: kairō (N-DMS) -- Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.">time</a> <a href="/greek/2325.htm" title="2325: therisomen (V-FIA-1P) -- To reap, gather, harvest. From theros; to harvest.">we will reap a harvest</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/1590.htm" title="1590: eklyomenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- To loose, release, unloose (as a bow-string), relax, enfeeble; pass: To be faint, grow weary. From ek and luo; to relax.">if we do not give up.</a> 10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">1 Corinthians 15:58</a> Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. <a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Hebrews 12:3</a> Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-13.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:13</a> But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing. <a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a> Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. <a href="/matthew/24-13.htm">Matthew 24:13</a> But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. <a href="/romans/2-7.htm">Romans 2:7</a> To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. <a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm">1 Peter 5:6-7</a> Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. / Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. <a href="/philippians/2-16.htm">Philippians 2:16</a> as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16-18</a> Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. <a href="/colossians/3-23.htm">Colossians 3:23-24</a> Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, / because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. <a href="/revelation/2-10.htm">Revelation 2:10</a> Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a> But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. <a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a> Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain. <a href="/proverbs/11-18.htm">Proverbs 11:18</a> The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward. <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:6</a> Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.us.<a href="/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13</a> Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.<a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">1 Corinthians 15:58</a> Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.<a href="/2_thessalonians/3-13.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:13</a> But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.well.<a href="/romans/2-7.htm">Romans 2:7</a> To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:<a href="/1_peter/2-15.htm">1 Peter 2:15</a> For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:<a href="/1_peter/3-17.htm">1 Peter 3:17</a> For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.for.<a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a> Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.<a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a> That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.<a href="/psalms/104-27.htm">Psalm 104:27</a> These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.if.<a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Isaiah 40:30,31</a> Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: … <a href="/zephaniah/3-16.htm">Zephaniah 3:16</a> In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.<a href="/matthew/24-13.htm">Matthew 24:13</a> But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/8-5.htm">Abate</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-11.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/galatians/4-29.htm">Due</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Faint-Hearted</a> <a href="/galatians/6-6.htm">Good</a> <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-15.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">Lose</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-15.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-8.htm">Season</a> <a href="/galatians/5-21.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Way</a> <a href="/acts/24-4.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Well-Doing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/8-5.htm">Abate</a> <a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Due</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-13.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Faint-Hearted</a> <a href="/galatians/6-10.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-18.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-15.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/james/3-18.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-18.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-13.htm">Lose</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-2.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-20.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-17.htm">Season</a> <a href="/galatians/6-17.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-13.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-23.htm">Way</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-13.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-13.htm">Well-Doing</a><div class="vheading2">Galatians 6</div>1. <a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">He moves them to deal mildly with a brother who has slipped,</a> 2. <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">and to bear one another's burden;</a> 6. <a href="/galatians/6-6.htm">to be generous to their teachers,</a> 9. <a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">and not weary of well-doing.</a> 12. <a href="/galatians/6-12.htm">He shows what they intend that preach circumcision.</a> 14. <a href="/galatians/6-14.htm">He glories in nothing, save in the cross of Christ.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Greek word for "weary" implies becoming exhausted or losing heart. In the context of Galatians, Paul addresses the challenges faced by early Christians, who were often persecuted and tempted to revert to old ways. The call to "well-doing" aligns with the fruit of the Spirit mentioned earlier in <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>, emphasizing actions that reflect a life transformed by faith. The exhortation is reminiscent of Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount, where believers are called to be the light of the world (<a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a>).for in due time This phrase points to God's perfect timing, which is often different from human expectations. The concept of "due time" is echoed in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:1</a>, which speaks of a time for every purpose under heaven. It reassures believers that their efforts are not in vain, even if immediate results are not visible. The idea of divine timing is also seen in the life of Jesus, who often spoke of His "hour" not yet coming (<a href="/john/2-4.htm">John 2:4</a>, <a href="/john/7-30.htm">John 7:30</a>), indicating a divine schedule.we will reap a harvest The metaphor of reaping a harvest is common in Scripture, symbolizing the results of one's actions. In an agrarian society, this imagery would resonate deeply, as it speaks to the natural law of sowing and reaping. This principle is also found in <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6</a>, where Paul discusses generosity. The harvest represents the blessings and rewards that come from faithful service and obedience to God. It also alludes to the ultimate harvest at the end of the age, as described in <a href="/matthew/13-39.htm">Matthew 13:39</a>, where the righteous will be gathered into God's kingdom.if we do not give up This final phrase underscores the necessity of endurance. The Christian life is often depicted as a race (<a href="/hebrews/12.htm">Hebrews 12:1</a>), requiring perseverance to reach the finish line. The warning against giving up is a reminder of the spiritual warfare believers face, as described in <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a>. The call to steadfastness is echoed in <a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a>, which promises a crown of life to those who persevere under trial. This perseverance is not in human strength but through reliance on the Holy Spirit, as seen in <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a>, where Paul declares he can do all things through Christ who strengthens him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter to the Galatians, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_galatian_churches.htm">The Galatian Churches</a> The recipients of this letter, the churches in Galatia were dealing with issues of legalism and the influence of Judaizers who were teaching that Gentile Christians must follow Jewish law. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_judaizers.htm">The Judaizers</a> A group within the early church advocating for the necessity of following Jewish law, including circumcision, for salvation. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_early_christian_community.htm">The Early Christian Community</a> The broader context of the early church, which was navigating the integration of Gentile believers and the implications of the gospel of grace. 5. <a href="/topical/h/harvest_imagery.htm">Harvest Imagery</a> A common biblical metaphor used to describe the results of spiritual labor and the blessings that come from perseverance in faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_doing_good.htm">Perseverance in Doing Good</a> The Greek word for "grow weary" implies losing heart or becoming discouraged. Believers are called to maintain their commitment to doing good, even when results are not immediately visible. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_a_harvest.htm">The Promise of a Harvest</a> The assurance of reaping a harvest "in due time" encourages believers to trust in God's timing. The Greek term for "due time" refers to the appointed or proper time, emphasizing divine timing over human impatience. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_not_giving_up.htm">The Importance of Not Giving Up</a> The phrase "if we do not give up" highlights the necessity of endurance. The Christian life is likened to a marathon rather than a sprint, requiring sustained effort and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Faith in God's Faithfulness</a> Trusting in God's promises is crucial. The harvest is guaranteed by God's faithfulness, not by our efforts alone. This encourages believers to rely on God's strength rather than their own. <a href="/topical/c/community_encouragement.htm">Community Encouragement</a> The use of "let us" indicates a communal effort. Believers are encouraged to support one another in the journey of faith, fostering a community that uplifts and encourages perseverance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_galatians_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Galatians 6</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'not_grow_weary'_mean.htm">What does "Not Grow Weary in Doing Good" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_self-pity.htm">What is the Bible's view on self-pity?</a> <a href="/q/is_santa_claus_from_christian_roots.htm">Does Santa Claus have Christian origins?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'do_not_lose_heart'_mean.htm">What does "do not lose heart" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/galatians/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) And.--Rather, But. There is something of a stress on "well-doing," which continues the idea of "sowing to the Spirit" in the verse before: "But in well-doing, &c."Be weary.--Rather, let us not be faint-hearted; lose heart.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/galatians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - And let us not be weary in well-doing (τὸ δὲ καλὸν ποιοῦντες μὴ ἐγκακῶμεν [Textus Receptus, ἐκκακῶμεν]); but in doing that which is good, let us not flag. That is, some sow unto their own flesh, some unto the Spirit; let us be of those who do that which is commendable; and not that only; let us do it with an unflagging spirit. Such seems to be the swaying of thought in the sentence; hence the position of the participial phrase before the verb: the participle is not a mere qualification of the verb, as it is in the rendering, "Let us not be weary in well-doing," and as it is in <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-13.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:13</a>; but, with an implied exhortation that such should be the case, it supposes that we are of the better class, and founds upon the supposition the exhortation not to flag. "That which is commendable (τὸ καλόν)" recites, not works of beneficence only, but every species of moral excellence, comprising in brief the enumeration given in <a href="/philippians/4-8.htm">Philippians 4:8</a>, all of which is included in "sowing unto the Spirit," The verb ἐγκακεῖν occurs in five other places of the New Testament - <a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Luke 18:1</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/4-1.htm">2 Corinthians 4:1, 16</a>; <a href="/ephesians/3-13.htm">Ephesians 3:13</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-13.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:13</a>. In every one of these six passages some of the manuscripts present the variant reading of ἐκκακεῖν, which in all is adopted in the Textus Receptus, but is in all replaced with the general consent of recent editors by ἐγκακεῖν. It is, indeed, questioned whether ἐκκακεῖν is ever used by any Greek author. The difference in meaning is material: ἐγκακεῖν is to be bad in doing a thing; while ἐκκακεῖν, would probably mean to be so bad at a course of action as to leave it off altogether. In the first four of the above-cited passages it is tendered in the Authorized Version by "faint;" whilst in <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-13.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:13</a> and here it is rendered "be weary," that is, "flag." In all the notion of flagging appears the most suitable, and in <a href="/2_corinthians/4-1.htm">2 Corinthians 4:1, 16</a> necessary. In the present passage the course of thought requires us to understand it as not so strong a word as ἐκλύεσθαι. Critics point attention to the play of phrase in connecting the expression, doing that which is commendable or good, with the verb denoting being bad at doing it. So in <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-13.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:13</a>, μὴ ἐγκακήσητε καλοποιοῦντες. The epigrammatic combination would seem to have been a favourite one with St. Paul, occurring as it does in two letters written several years apart. Such playfulness is not foreign to his style. The use of the first person plural may be merely cohortative, as above in <a href="/galatians/5-24.htm">Galatians 5:24</a>. But it may also he a real self-exhortation as well. In the long, long, weary, arduous conflict which St. Paul was waging throughout his Christian career, the flesh must often have felt weak, and have required the application of this goad. And this tone of personal feeling may, perhaps, be further discerned in the use of the phrase, "in due season;" the blessed reaping of joy may seem to us at times long in coming; but God's time for its coming will be the best time; let us, therefore, be resigned to wait for that. This seems to be the tone of the καιροῖς ἰδίοις, "in its own times," of <a href="/1_timothy/6-15.htm">1 Timothy 6:15</a>. For in due season we shall reap, if we faint not (καιρῷ γὰρ ἰδίῳ θερίσομεν μὴ ἐκλυόμενοι). for at its own season we shall reap, if we faint not. Καιρὸς ἴδιος is the season assigned to an event in the counsels of God; as in <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:6</a>, ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ καῖρῳ, "in his season," of the revelation of the "man of lawlessness." Καιροῖς ἰδίοις is used in <a href="/1_timothy/6-15.htm">1 Timothy 6:15</a> with reference, as here, to the day of judgment; and in <a href="/1_timothy/2-6.htm">1 Timothy 2:6</a> and <a href="/titus/1-3.htm">Titus 1:3</a>, of the manifestation of the gospel. In every case the phrase appears to intimate that the season appointed by God, though not what man might have anticipated or wished, was, however, to be acquiesced in as wisest and best (see last note). The reaping is the same as that referred to in the previous two verses. "If we faint not." The verb ἐκλύεσθαι in <a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">Matthew 15:32</a> and <a href="/mark/8-2.htm">Mark 8:2</a> is to faint physically from exhaustion. In <a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Hebrews 12:3, 5</a> it is used of succumbing, giving in, morally; not merely feeling weak, but in consequence of weakness giving up all further effort. In this latter sense it occurs in the Septuagint of <a href="/joshua/18-3.htm">Joshua 18:3</a> and in 1 Macc. 9:8. And this last is its meaning here. It expresses more than the flagging of spirit before mentioned; for that would not forfeit the reward of past achievement, unless it led to the actual relinquishment of further endeavour; this last would forfeit it (comp. <a href="/revelation/3-11.htm">Revelation 3:11</a> and <a href="/2_john/1-8.htm">2 John 1:8</a>). Taking it thus, there is no occasion for understanding this phrase, "not fainting," as several of the Greek commentators do, including apparently Chrysostom, as if it meant thus: "We shall reap without any fear of fainting or becoming weary any more;" which surely, as Alford observes, gives a vapid turn to the sentence. <a href="/commentaries/galatians/6-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Let us not grow weary ἐνκακῶμεν (enkakōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1573.htm">Strong's 1573: </a> To be faint, be weary. From ek and kakos; to be weak, i.e. to fail. [in] well-doing, καλὸν (kalon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2570.htm">Strong's 2570: </a> Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. for γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. in due ἰδίῳ (idiō) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate. time καιρῷ (kairō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2540.htm">Strong's 2540: </a> Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time. we will reap a harvest, θερίσομεν (therisomen) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2325.htm">Strong's 2325: </a> To reap, gather, harvest. From theros; to harvest. if we do not give up. ἐκλυόμενοι (eklyomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1590.htm">Strong's 1590: </a> To loose, release, unloose (as a bow-string), relax, enfeeble; pass: To be faint, grow weary. 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