Galatians 6:5

Galatians 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For every man shall bear his own burden.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For we are each responsible for our own conduct.

Context of Galatians 6:5

3If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. 4Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, for each one should carry their own load. 6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor. 7Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.

Galatians 6:5 word by word

ἕκαστος γὰρ τὸ ἴδιον φορτίον βαστάσει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• every manἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• shall bearβαστάζωbastazō · to carryG941
• his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• burdenφορτίονphortion · burdenG5413

Cross-references for Galatians 6:5

• Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
• Jeremiah 17:10“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
• Jeremiah 32:19great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.
• Ezekiel 18:4For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
• Romans 2:6God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”
• Romans 14:10You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
• 1 Corinthians 3:8The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
• Revelation 2:23I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
• Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
• Revelation 22:12“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.

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