Galatians 6:4
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.”
μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
ἔργον
the work
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ἔργον
Work, deed, act. Ergon. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Good works are not the root of salvation. They are the fruit of it.
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ἔχω
he will have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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ἑαυτοῦ
himself
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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καύχημα
ground of boasting
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καύχημα
a boast (properly, the object; by implication, the act) in a good or a bad sense
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τότε
then
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τότε
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
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δοκιμάζω
should test
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δοκιμάζω
to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve
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ἕτερος
another;
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ἕτερος
(an-, the) other or different
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ἕκαστος
each,
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ἕκαστος
each or every
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