George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Galatians 6:9
Works of mercy are the seed of life everlasting, and the proper cause thereof, and not faith only.
Works of mercy are the seed of life everlasting, and the proper cause thereof, and not faith only.
Verse 9. _LET 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...
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 exho...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. Concerning the Restoration of a brother. (Galatians 6:1)_ 2. Concerning Reaping and Sowing. (Galatians 6:6) 3. The conclusion. (Galatians 6:11) Practical exhortations conclude t
GALATIANS 5:13 TO GALATIANS 6:10. Practical appendix to the epistle; in the form of guarding the doctrine of free grace against antinomian abuse....
Last safeguard: the natural law of God's universe stands. Those who propose to make the gospel of grace an excuse for laxity think they can laugh in their sleeves at the Creator, but You-' ve gut to g...
He who is being instructed in the word must share in all good things with him who is giving instruction. Don't deceive yourselves; no one can make a fool of God; whatever a man sows this he will also...
BURDEN-BEARING (Galatians 6:1-5)...
WEARY. Greek. _ekkakeo_. See Luke 18:1. Compare 2 Thessalonians 3:13. DUE. its own, or proper. Compare Ecclesiastes 3:1. Compare 1Ti 2:6....
These verses, which are an exhortation to the exercise of liberality towards the Teachers of the Church, do not seem to have any obvious connexion with what has gone before. They _may_have been sugges...
The metaphor which runs through these verses suggests a caution. The husbandman after committing the seed to the ground, -waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it … Be ye als...
13–6:10. PRACTICAL. LIBERTY IS NOT LICENSE BUT SERVICE; NOT THE FLESH BUT THE SPIRIT MUST BE THE AIM OF THE BELIEVER...
7–10. _Show such kindness, for the Harvest will come_ (Galatians 6:7) Refusal to help others is, in reality, mocking God, who does avenge every insult, and bring the harvest of each man’s sowing. (Gal...
ΤῸ ΔῈ ΚΑΛῸΝ ΠΟΙΟΥ͂ΝΤΕΣ. δέ in contrast to the doubtfulness of the double issue. καλόν, the good in fact and appearance. ΜῊ ἘΝΚΑΚΩ͂ΜΕΝ, “let us not be faint-hearted,” 2 Thessalonians 3:13. “Weary” (A.V...
ΠΟΙΟΫ́ΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать, ΈΓΚΑΚΏΜΕΝ _praes. conj. act. от_ ΈΓΚΑΚΈΩ (G1573) изнашиваться, уступать злу, утрачивать смелость и превращаться в труса, вести себя плохо (TLN...
DISCOURSE: 2090 STEADFASTNESS IN DUTIES Galatians 6:9. _Let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not_. THE way of duty is difficult, while that of sin is easy ...
TEXT 6:9, 10 (9) And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (10) So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and espe...
_VERSE 9 AND LET US NOT BE WEARY IN WELL DOING: FOR IN DUE SEASON WE SHALL REAP, IF WE FAINT NOT._...
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. AND - Greek, 'But.' It is "life everlasting" to sow unto the Spirit; BUT it must be a continuous sowing-we mus...
5 There is a contrast here between a burden and a load. Burden is from the element meaning _ heavy_. Both of these elements occur together in Mat_23:4 "heavy loads". In Mat_11:30 our Lord did not say...
PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS. THE APOSTLE'S GLORYING 1-5. The nature and requirements of the law of love. PARAPHRASE. '(1) If sin overcome one of your number, try to correct the fault in a temper of gentle...
An encouragement to persistent spiritual sowing and cultivation....
CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE GALATIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 6 CHRISTIANS SHOULD HELP EACH OTHER V1 My Christian brothers and sisters, a *sin may overcome someone. Those among you whom the Holy Spir...
People cannot earn their place in God’s family. God will not accept them because they do good deeds. But when someone becomes part of God’s family, they should serve other people. This can be hard wor...
(6-10) Special exhortation to liberality in the support of teachers, grounded upon the fact that we shall all receive, in the harvest at the end of the world, according as we have sown during the time...
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...
CHAPTER 27 SOWING AND REAPING. Galatians 6:6 EACH shall bear his own burden (Galatians 6:5)-but let there be communion of disciple with teacher in all that is good. The latter sentence is clearly in...
The warnings μὴ ἐγκακῶμεν and μὴ ἐκλυόμενοι carry on figures borrowed from harvest work: the former depicts husbandmen tempted to slacken their exertions by weariness of prolonged labour, the latter r...
GOD'S JUDGMENT IS UNERRING. THOSE WHO SOW EITHER TO THE FLESH OR TO THE SPIRIT SHALL ALIKE REAP THE HARVEST FOR WHICH THEY HAVE SOWN. BUT FAINT NOT IN WELLDOING, FOR WE SHALL IN DUE TIME REAP LIFE ETE...
OUR OWN AND OTHERS' BURDENS Galatians 6:1 The spirit of the world gloats over sin; the Spirit of Christ leads us to restore the sinner. Our first thought should never be of revenge or contempt, or of...
Having dealt with the conduct of liberty thus broadly, the apostle now made some detailed application of the principles enunciated, giving an important illustration pertinent to the whole question of...
(7) And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (7) Against those who are generous at the beginning, but do not continue, because the harvest seems to be...
(6) Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. (7) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (8) For he t...
Galatians 1:1-24. We saw the second of Corinthians characterized by the most rapid transitions of feeling, by a deep and fervent sense of God's consolations, by a revulsion so much the more powerful i...
_THE CURE FOR WEARINESS_ ‘Let us not be weary in well-doing.’ Galatians 6:9 There may be some here whose hearts are heavy on account of failure, who can remember that in former years they have made...
9._Let us not be weary in well-doing. Well-doing _( καλὸν) does not simply mean doing our duty, but the performance of acts of kindness, and has a reference to men. We are instructed _not to be weary...
Here is the answer to those who then sought, and now seek, to bring in law for sanctification and as a guide: the strength and the rule for holiness are in the Spirit. The law does not give the Spirit...
AND LET US NOT BE WEARY IN WELL DOING,.... This may be understood of well doing, or doing good works in general, of every sort; which are such as are done according to the will of God, from a principl...
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Ver. 9. _And let us not be weary_] Let us not give in as tired jades, εκκακωμεν; hot at hand seldom holds out....
_And_ Having then such a prospect of felicity before us; _let us not be weary_ Greek, μη εκκακωμεν, _let us not be discouraged_, or _flag; in well-doing_ Or in sowing to the Spirit, whatever labour an...
IN DUE SEASON; the proper time, that which God has appointed to give the reward....
AND LET US NOT BE WEARY IN WELL-DOING; FOR IN DUE SEASON WE SHALL REAP, IF WE FAINT NOT....
The apostle urges unselfish service:...
CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO FAIL (vs.1-5) The Galatians may have considered themselves spiritual because they were legal-minded. There is a good test for this. What about a person overtaken in a fault? Sha...
AND LET US NOT GROW WEARY WHILE DOING GOOD, FOR IN DUE SEASON WE SHALL REAP IF WE DO NOT LOSE HEART. Don't quit. Keep on keeping on. Harvest is coming. Do not faint. Do not relax, become weary, gro...
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 know...
LET US NOT BE WEARY IN WELL DOING: we have the same precept, 2 THESSALONIANS 3:13. As the not executing of judgment speedily imboldens sinners, and encourageth them to go on in courses of sin, so God'...
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not....
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V this. "Let us not be weary in well-doing; "[185] Tertullian Against Marcion Book V and of life. But "in due time we shall reap; "[188] Tertullian On the Resurrect...
Galatians 6:9 And G1161 not G3361 weary G1573 (G5725) doing G4160 (G5723) good G2570 for G1063 due...
‘And let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due course we will reap if we do not faint.' Paul recognises that all this may not be easy. It is tempting to follow the lusts of the flesh, and go beyon...
IN THE END WE MUST FACE UP TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR BEHAVIOUR (GALATIANS 6:7). Paul warns us all to remember that in the end we will have to give account for our behaviour. Walking with Christ is n...
Galatians 6:9. BUT LET US NOT BE WEARY (lose heart) IN WELL doing. Not only in regard to the duty of liberality, but in every good work. (Comp. 2 Thessalonians 3:13.) ‘Fatigue is not weariness. In wel...
_Miscellaneous Exhortations_. The Apostle exhorts the Galatians to deal gently with a weak brother, to bear the brother's burden, to be on their guard against conceit, to be liberal to their teachers...
LET US NOT BE WEARY IN WELL-DOING (το καλον ποιουντες μη ενκακωμεν). Volitive present active subjunctive of ενκακεω on which see Luke 18:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 4:1;...
Galatians 6:9 Unweariedness in Well-doing. Let us not be weary in welldoing in consequence of I. The rivalry of other workers. (1) Note the undying activity of the world. There is no mercy for the h...
Galatians 6:1. _Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault,_ He is a slow traveler; he is not speeding swiftly on the way to heaven, so the fault overtakes him. Had he been quicker of pace, he might...
Galatians 6:1. _Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted._ When Christians fal...
Galatians 6:6. _Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap._ Pa...
CONTENTS: The regenerated life as a brotherhood of believers. CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit, God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: The new life in Christ Jesus is not simply one of being good, but of doing good....
Galatians 6:1. _If a man,_ a brother, _be overtaken in a fault,_ by wine, or passion, or some indiscretion, through surprise, or when off his guard. The offender is a brother, who when so overtaken co...
NOT BECOME TIRED. "You must continue to do good, whether it is to help carry another's burdens, taking care of the sick, sharing sympathy and material things with another, and lifting up Christ in you...
_And let us not be weary in well doing._ PERSERVERANCE IN RELIGIOUS DUTIES The path of duty is often found to be the path of difficulty and discouragement. Efforts to do good are often misunderstood...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 6:1 Paul illustrates a life of love in the Spirit. ⇐ ⇔...
CHAPTER 6 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. He exhorts the Galatians to good works, especially works of mercy towards Christians, particularly doctors and catechists. He bids them not to seek for the prais...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 6:6. COMMUNICATE UNTO HIM THAT TEACHETH IN ALL GOOD THINGS.—Go shares with him in the good things of this life. While each bears his own burden he must think...
EXPOSITION GALATIANS 6:1 BRETHREN, IF (or, _although_)_ _A MAN BE OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT (ἀδελφοί ἐὰν καὶ προληφθῇ ἄνθρωπος ἔν τινι παραπτέματι);_ brethren_',_ if even a man hath been over...
Bretheren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted (Galatians 6:1). The Bible does seem t...
1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Peter 2:15; 1 Peter 3:17; 1 Peter 4:19;...
Be weary [ε ν κ α κ ω μ ε ν]. Lit. faint or lose heart. Comp. 2 Thessalonians 3:13. In due season [κ α ι ρ ω ι δ ι ω]. In the season which is peculiarly the harvest - time of each form of well - doin...
RULES FOR THE RIGHTEOUS Galatians 6:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. We have a message sent to saints. It is all in vain for the unsaved to seek to serve the Saviour. The wicked have never been called into...
But let us not be weary in well doing — Let us persevere in sowing to the Spirit. For in due season — When the harvest is come, we shall reap, if we faint not....
The holy apostle, in these words, exhorts the Galatians, and in them all Christians, to the practice of one of the most important parts and duties of the Christian religion, namely, that of doing good...