Galatians 6:10 Meaning and Explanation
“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Galatians 6:10 Mean?
Paul presses the harvest principle into a present call. As we have therefore opportunity — while the season for sowing lasts — let us do good unto all men. The believer's kindness is not to be hoarded or rationed but spent freely on whoever is near and in need.
Yet there is a special charge: especially unto them who are of the household of faith. The family of God has the first claim on a believer's love. This is not to shrink love but to anchor it. Goodness reaches outward to all, and most warmly toward those who share the same Father. Paul leaves the church with a wide and practical generosity that begins at home and overflows to the world.
Galatians 6:10 in the Original Language
kairos (καιρός), 'opportunity' -- the right moment, the open season for action.
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What does Galatians 6:10 mean?
While we have the chance, we are to do good to everyone, and above all to fellow believers.