^6:7Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool.¹² For a person¹³ will reap what he sows, ^6:8because the person who sows to his own flesh¹⁴ will reap corruption¹⁵ from the flesh,¹⁶ but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. ^6:9So we must not grow weary¹⁷ in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.¹⁸^6:10So then,¹⁹ whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.²⁰

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Galatians 6:10: So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Footnotes

12 Or “is not mocked,” “will not be ridiculed” (L&N 33.409). μυκτηρίζω has “of God οὐ μ. he is not to be mocked, treated contempt, perh. outwitted Gal 6:7.”
13 Here ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.
14 σάρξ 2.c.α states: “In Paul’s thought esp., all parts of the body constitute a totality known as ς. or flesh, which is dominated by sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likew. present, and no good thing can live in the σάρξ … Gal 5:13, 24; … Opp. τὸ πνεῦμα … Gal 3:3; 5:16, 17ab; 6:8ab.”
15 Or “destruction.”
16 See the note on the previous occurrence of the word “flesh” in this verse.
17 Or “not become discouraged,” “not lose heart” (L&N 25.288).
18 Or “if we do not become extremely weary,” “if we do not give out,” “if we do not faint from exhaustion” (L&N 23.79).
19 There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what Paul has been arguing.
20 Grk “to those who are members of the family of [the] faith.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 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. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows he will also reap, because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked, for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap, because the one who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. And let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the household of faith.

KJV 1900King James Version

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For 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. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

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