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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Galatians 6 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/galatians/6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/galatians/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Galatians 6</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../galatians/5.htm" title="Galatians 5">◄</a> Galatians 6 <a href="../ephesians/1.htm" title="Ephesians 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/galatians/6.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">Doing Good to All</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>for each one should carry their own load. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.</p> <p class="sectionhead">Not Circumcision but the New Creation</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or whom">a</a></sup></span> the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or rule and to">b</a></sup></span> the Israel of God.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>whom</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>rule and to</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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