Galatians 6:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τὸ δὲ ἔργον ἑαυτοῦ δοκιμαζέτω ἕκαστος, καὶ τότε εἰς ἑαυτὸν μόνον τὸ καύχημα ἕξει, καὶ οὐκ εἰς τὸν ἕτερον.

Transliteration

But the ergon of heautou dokimazetō hekastos, and then into heauton monon the kauchēma hexei, and not into the heteron.

Grammar Details

• *ergon*: accusative, neuter, singular - work
• *heautou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of himself
• *dokimazetō*: present, active, imperative, 3rd singular - let test/examine
• *hekastos*: nominative, masculine, singular - each one
• *heauton*: accusative, masculine, singular - himself
• *monon*: accusative, masculine, singular - only/alone
• *kauchēma*: accusative, neuter, singular - boasting/pride/reason for boasting
• *hexei*: future, active, indicative, 3rd singular - will have
• *heteron*: accusative, masculine, singular - other/another

Word Meanings

• *ergon*: work/deed/action
• *heautou*: of himself/his own
• *dokimazetō*: let test/examine/prove/approve
• *hekastos*: each one/every one
• *heauton*: himself/his own self
• *monon*: only/alone
• *kauchēma*: boasting/pride/ground for boasting
• *hexei*: will have/possess/hold
• *heteron*: other/another/different person

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 13:5 : 5 Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye be {G5100} reprobate.
• 1 Cor 11:28 : 28 But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
• 1 John 3:19-22 : 19 {G2532} Hereby {G5129} shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him: 20 because if our heart {G3754} condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God; 22 and whatsoever {G1437} we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
• 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
• 2 Cor 11:12-13 : 12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion; that wherein {G1722} they glory, they may be found even as we. 13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ.
• Gal 6:13 : 13 For not even they who receive circumcision do themselves keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
• Job 13:15 : 15 Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.
• Ps 26:2 : 2 Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind.
• Prov 14:14 : 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.
• Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
• 1 Cor 1:12-13 : 12 Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I {G3303} am of Paul; and I of Apollos: and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 13 Is Christ divided? {G3361} was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul?
• 1 Cor 3:21-23 : 21 Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours; 22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
• 1 Cor 4:3-4 : 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. 4 For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby {G1722} justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
• 1 Cor 4:6-7 : 6 Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not [to go] beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one against the other. 7 For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if {G2532} thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?