# Where is “Do not grow weary in doing good” in the Bible?

> “Do not grow weary in doing good” is Galatians 6:9.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/do-not-grow-weary-in-doing-good
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it to the churches in Galatia.

## The verse

> Let us not grow weary of doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
>
> — [Galatians 6:9](https://www.lumin.faith/read/galatians/6#9) (Lumin Translation)

Word for word, the line is in 2 Thessalonians 3:13 in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## What it means there

It follows the line about reaping what you sow. Doing good is planting, and a harvest takes time. Paul says it comes if we do not give up.

## Also in the Bible

> As for you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good.
>
> — [2 Thessalonians 3:13](https://www.lumin.faith/read/2-thessalonians/3#13) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Where is “Do not grow weary in doing good” in the Bible?

“Do not grow weary in doing good” is Galatians 6:9. Word for word, the line is in 2 Thessalonians 3:13 in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to the churches in Galatia.

### Is “Do not grow weary in doing good” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Galatians 6:9, and also 2 Thessalonians 3:13. In the Lumin Translation, Galatians 6:9 reads: “Let us not grow weary of doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

### Who said “Do not grow weary in doing good”?

Paul writes it to the churches in Galatia.

### What does “Do not grow weary in doing good” mean in the Bible?

It follows the line about reaping what you sow. Doing good is planting, and a harvest takes time. Paul says it comes if we do not give up.

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