Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
What this verse means
Doing good has a harvest date; the instruction is simply not to quit before it arrives.
A short prayer
Lord, I am tempted to quit doing good. Strengthen me to keep going until the harvest.
Read in context — Galatians 6
7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
11Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.
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Related verses
“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?”Romans 8:31
“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,”Titus 2:11
“Rejoice evermore.”1 Thessalonians 5:16
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”Colossians 3:23
“And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.”Isaiah 58:11