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Greek Lessons
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- Provoking the Lord: The Peril of Presumption
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Tag Archives: Galatians 6:10
Doing Good While We Have Time: A Call to Active Love in Galatians 6:10
Ἄρα οὖν ὡς καιρὸν ἔχομεν, ἐργαζώμεθα τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς πάντας, μάλιστα δὲ πρὸς τοὺς οἰκείους τῆς πίστεως. (Galatians 6:10)
So then, as we have opportunity, let us work the good toward all, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.
Galatians 6:10 gives a warm and urgent exhortation to proactive love and goodness. The Greek structure ties opportunity, action, and spiritual family together into a seamless vision of Christian living that is timely, practical, and deeply communal.
Grammatical Foundationsἄρα οὖν—“Therefore then.” This double particle (ἄρα and οὖν) strengthens the inference: a strong conclusion based on preceding truths about sowing and reaping (Galatians 6:7–9).… Learn Koine Greek