Galatians 6:5

Galatians 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For every man shall bear his own burden.
• New International Version (NIV)for each one should carry their own load.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For each will have to bear his own load.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For each one shall bear his own load.

Context of Galatians 6:5

3For if anyone thinks that he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting, but to himself alone, and not to another. For each one will bear his own load. 6The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him. 7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap.

Galatians 6:5 word by word

ἕκαστος γὰρ τὸ ἴδιον φορτίον βαστάσει.Read the interlinear

• eachἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• will bearβαστάζωbastazō · to carryG941
• his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• loadφορτίονphortion · burdenG5413

Cross-references for Galatians 6:5

• Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous that it will go well for them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
• Jeremiah 17:10I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, To give to each person according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.
• Jeremiah 32:19great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of mankind, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;
• Ezekiel 18:4Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every person according to his deeds.
• Romans 2:6who will repay each person according to his deeds:
• Romans 14:10But as for you, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or you as well, why do you regard your brother or sister with contempt? For we will all appear before the judgment seat of God.
• 1 Corinthians 3:8Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of human hearts; and then praise will come to each person from God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive compensation for his deeds done through the body, in accordance with what he has done, whether good or bad.
• Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
• Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.
• Revelation 22:12“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to reward each one as his work deserves.

Commentaries on Galatians 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Every man shall bear his own burden - All must answer for themselves, not for their neighbors. And every man must expect to be dealt with by the Divine Judge, as his character and conduct have been. The greater offenses of another will not excuse thy smaller crimes. Every man must give account of himself to God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For every man shall bear his own burden - This seems to be a kind of proverbial saying; and it means here, every man shall have his proper reward. If he is a virtuous man, he will be happy; if a vicious man, he will be miserable. If a virtuous man, he will have the source of happiness in himself; if a sinner, he must bear the proper penalty of his sin. In the great day every man shall be properly rewarded. Knowing this, we should be little anxious about…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5If believers take responsibility for themselves (6:4), they will not treat others as if they are worth less than themselves (6:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. For (by this way, Ga 6:4, of proving himself, not depreciating his neighbor by comparison) each man shall bear his own "burden," or rather, "load" (namely, of sin and infirmity), the Greek being different from that in Ga 6:2. This verse does not contradict Ga 6:2. There he tells them to bear with others' "burdens" of infirmity in sympathy; here, that self-examination will make a man to feel he has enough to do with "his own load" of sin, without…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 6:5

• Judgment
• Responsibility
• Self-Examination

In the dictionaries

• Communicate
• Crucify
• Cutting
• Fault
• Overtake
• Reap
• Rejoicing
• Restore
• Burden
• Galatians, Epistle to the

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