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 and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too. Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4Let each one examine his own work. Then he can take pride in himself and not compare himself with someone else.

Galatians 6:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Bear yeβαστάζωbastazō · to carryG941
• one another’sἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• burdensὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• burdensβάροςbaros · burdenG922
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• fulfilἀναπληρόωanaplēroō · to fulfilG378
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Galatians 6:2

• Galatians 6:5For each one will carry his own load.
• Galatians 5:13For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.
• Exodus 23:5If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.
• Numbers 11:11And Moses said to the Lord, “Why have you afflicted your servant? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of this entire people on me?
• Deuteronomy 1:12But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife?
• Isaiah 58:6No, this is the kind of fast I want. I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke.
• Matthew 8:17In this way what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: “He took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.”
• Matthew 11:29Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• Luke 11:46But Jesus replied, “Woe to you experts in religious law as well! You load people down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch the burdens with even one of your fingers!
• Romans 15:1But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:14And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.
• 1 Peter 2:24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
• John 13:14If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another’s feet.
• John 15:12My commandment is this – to love one another just as I have loved you.
• 1 Corinthians 9:21To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.
• James 2:8But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, “You shall 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