Galatians 6

Galatians · Chapter 6

Galatians 6:2

1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.3For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.4But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.5For every man shall bear his own burden.6Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.11Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.12As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.13For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.14But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.15For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.16And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.17From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.18Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

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2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

In context

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Galatians 6:1-5Bear one another's burdens

About Galatians 6Paul tells the spiritual to restore anyone "overtaken in a fault" in "the spirit of meekness," and to "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." He warns, "God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap," and urges, "let us not be weary in well doing." Writing "with mine own hand," he says those who press circumcision want to avoid persecution, but "God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ," for what counts is "a new creature." Galatians 6:1Galatians 6:2Galatians 6:7Galatians 6:9Galatians 6:11Galatians 6:12Galatians 6:14Galatians 6:15

Why this verse matters here"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." Verse 5 adds, "every man shall bear his own burden." Galatians 6:2Galatians 6:5

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Original Greek words

EnglishGreekSay itStrong'sMeaning
One another’sἀλλήλωνallēlōnG0240
one another

ἀλλήλων (allēlōn) ἀλλήλων (genitive pl.), dative -οις, -αις, accusative -ους, -ας, -α (no nom.), recipr. pron. (ἄλλος), of one another, mutually: Mat.25:32, Mrk.4:41, Jhn.13:22, al. (AS)

burdensβάρηbarēG0922
burden

βάρος (baros) βάρος, -εος, τό, [in LXX: Jdg.18:21 (כּבד), Jdth.7:4, Sir.13:2, 2Ma.9:10, 3Ma.5:47 * ;] weight; (a) a weight, burden, lit. and metaphorically: Mat.20:12, Act.15:28, 2Co.4:17, Rev.2:24; ἀλλήλων τὰ β., one another's faults, Gal.6:2; ἐν β., burdensome: 1Th.2:6, R, txt., but see infr.; (b) in late Gk. (Soph., Lex., see word), dignity, authority: ἐν βάρει, 1Th.2:6 (R, mg.; see Milligan, ICG, in l.).† SYN.: ὄγκος, an encumbrance; φορτίον, a burden, that which is borne. (AS)

do bear youβαστάζετεbastazeteG0941
to carry

βαστάζω (bastazō) βαστάζω, [in LXX: Jdg.16:30 (נטה), Rut.2:16, 2Ki.23:5, 4Ki.18:14 and Job.21:3 (נשׂא), Sir.6:25, Da TH Bel 36 * ;] 1. to take up with the hands, to lift: λίθους, Jhn.10:31. 2. to bear, to carry, as a burden, and metaphorically, to endure; Mat.3:11 20:12, Mrk.14:13, Luk.7:14 10:7 11:27 14:27 22:10, Jhn.16:12 19:17, Act.3:2 9:15 15:1 21:35, Rom.11:18 15:1, Gal.5:10 6:2, 5 17, Rev.2:2, 3 17:7. 3. In late writers (MM, Exp., ii, iii, x), (a) to take away; Mat.8:17 (Isa.53:4, Heb.); (b) to carry off, steal: Jhn.12:6 20:15. † (AS)

andκαὶkaiG2532
and

καί (kai) καί, conj., and I. Copulative. 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12, 9:4, al. (b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): Jhn.2:20, Act.13:20; (with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mat.8:33, 26:59, Mrk.16:17, Act.5:29, al. 2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Mat.3:12, Act.5:21, al. mult.; esp. …

thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779
thus(-ly)

οὕτως (ohutō, ohutōs) οὕτως, rarely (Bl., §5, 4; WH, App., 146f.) οὕτω, adv. (οὗτος), [in LXX chiefly for כֵּן ;] in this way, so, thus; 1. referring to what precedes: Mat.5:16 6:30, Mrk.10:43 14:59, Luk.1:25 2:48 15:7, Jhn.3:8, Rom.1:15, 1Co.8:12, al.; οὕτως καί, Mat.17:12, Mrk.13:29, al.; pleonastically, resuming a ptcp. (cl.; see Bl., §74, 6), Act.20:11 27:17. 2. Referring to what follows: Mat.1:18 6:9, Luk.19:31, Jhn.21:1, 1Pe.2:15; bef. quotations from OT, Mat.2:5, Act.7:6, 1Co.15:45, Heb.4:4. 3. C. adj. (marking intensity): Heb.12:21, Rev.16:18; similarly with adv., Gal.1:6 (cl.). …

you will fulfillἀναπληρώσετεanaplērōseteG0378
to fulfil

ἀναπληρόω (anaplēroō) ἀνα-πληρόω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for מָלֵא, Lev.12:6, al.; also שָׁלַם (Gen.15:16, 3Ki.7:51, Isa.60:20), etc. ;] 1. to fill up, make full (in π. of com­pleting contracts and making up rent; cf. MM, VGT, see word): τόπον, take one's place (cf. Heb. מָקוֹם שָׁלַם), 1Co.14:16; άμαρτίας, complete the number, 1Th.2:16; τ. νόμον, observe perfectly, Gal.6:2; pass., προφητεία, fulfilled, Mat.13:14. 2. to supply: τό ὑστέρημα, 1Co.16:17, Php.2:30 (Cremer, 838).† (AS)

lawνόμονnomonG3551
law

νόμος (nomos) νόμος, -ου, ὁ (νέμω, to deal out, distribute), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹרָה, also for חֻקָּה, etc. ;] that which is assigned, hence, usage, custom, then law; in NT (only in Mt, Jo, Ja, and the Lucan and Pauline bks.); 1. of law in general: Rom.3:27 5:13b; pl., of divine laws, Heb.8:10 10:16; ὁ ν. τ. Χριστοῦ, Gal.6:2; (τ.) ἐλευθερίας, Jas.1:25 2:12; βασιλικιός (Hort., in l.; Deiss., LAE, 267:3), Jas.2:8. 2. Of a force or influence impelling to action: Rom.7:21, 23a, 25 8:2. …

of Christ.Χριστοῦ.ChristouG5547
Christ

Χριστός (Christos) χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν (χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ;] 1. 1. as adj., (a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Lev.21:10); (b) of persons, anointed (ὁ ἰερεὺς ὁ χ., Lev.4:5; οἱ χ. ἰευρεῖς, 2Ma.1:10): ὁ χ. τοῦ κυρίου or Θεοῦ (1Ki.2:10, Psa.2:2, al.), of the Messiah (Aram., מְשִׁיחָא; cf. Dalman, Words, 289 ff.), Luk.2:11, 26 Jhn.1:41, Act.2:36 4:26, al. …

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.