Galatians 6:2

Galatians 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Context of Galatians 6:2

1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.

Galatians 6:2 word by word

ἀλλήλων τὰ βάρη βαστάζετε καὶ οὕτως ἀναπληρώσετε τὸν νόμον τοῦ Χριστοῦ.Read the interlinear

• Carryβαστάζωbastazō · to carryG941
• one another’sἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• burdensβάροςbaros · burdenG922
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• in this wayοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• you will fulfillἀναπληρόωanaplēroō · to fulfilG378
• lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Galatians 6:2

• Galatians 6:5For each one should carry his own load.
• Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
• Exodus 23:5If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
• Numbers 11:11So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people?
• Deuteronomy 1:12But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?
• Isaiah 58:6Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?
• Matthew 8:17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
• Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• Luke 11:46“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
• Romans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:14And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
• 1 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
• John 13:14So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
• John 15:12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
• 1 Corinthians 9:21To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
• James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

Commentaries on Galatians 6:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Bear ye one another's burdens - Have sympathy; feel for each other; and consider the case of a distressed brother as your own. And so fulfill the law of Christ - That law or commandment, Ye shall love one another; or that, Do unto all men as ye would they should do unto you. We should be as indulgent to the infirmities of others, as we can be consistently with truth and righteousness: our brother's infirmity may be his burden; and if we do not choose to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Bear ye one another‘s burdens - See the note at Romans 15:1. Bear with each other; help each other in the divine life. The sense is, that every man has special temptations and easily besetting sins, which constitute a heavy burden. We should aid each other in regard to these, and help one another to overcome them. And so fulfil the law of Christ - The special law of Christ, requiring us to love one another; see the note at John 13:34. This was the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Helping each other with problems (6:1) follows Christ's command to love one another (5:13–14; see also Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 22:36–40; John 13:34; 15:12; 1 John 3:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. If ye, legalists, must "bear burdens," then instead of legal burdens (Mt 23:4), "bear one another's burdens," literally, "weights." Distinguished by Bengel from "burden," Ga 6:4 (a different Greek word, "load"): "weights" exceed the strength of those under them; "burden" is proportioned to the strength. so fulfil--or as other old manuscripts read, "so ye will fulfil," Greek, "fill up," "thoroughly fulfil." the law of Christ--namely, "love" (Ga 5:14)…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 6:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Burden
• Commandments
• Fellowship
• Fraternity
• Kindness
• Love
• Selfishness

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Commentaries on Galatians 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings