Galatians 6:4 (GNV)

Passage

But let euery man prooue his owne worke: and then shall he haue reioycing in himselfe onely and not in another.

Nearby Context

Galatians 6:2 Beare ye one anothers burden, and so fulfill the Lawe of Christ.

Galatians 6:3 For if any man seeme to himselfe, that he is somewhat, when he is nothing, hee deceiueth himselfe in his imagination.

Galatians 6:4 But let euery man prooue his owne worke: and then shall he haue reioycing in himselfe onely and not in another.

Galatians 6:5 For euery man shall beare his owne burden.

Galatians 6:6 Let him that is taught in the worde, make him that hath taught him, partaker of all his goods.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "euery", "prooue", "owne", "worke", "shall", "haue", "reioycing", and "himselfe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "euery" and "prooue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "For if any man seeme to himselfe..." into verse 5's "For euery man shall beare his owne...", so "euery" and "prooue" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "euery" and "prooue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.