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 Living Translation (NLT)Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

Context of Galatians 6:2

1Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

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 shall bear his own load.
• Galatians 5:13For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
• Exodus 23:5If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden, and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it.
• Numbers 11:11So Moses said to the Lord, “Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the burden of all these people on me?
• Deuteronomy 1:12How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints?
• Isaiah 58:6“Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?
• Matthew 8:17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.”
• Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• Luke 11:46And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
• Romans 15:1We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.
• 1 Peter 2:24who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
• John 13:14If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to 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 who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law;
• James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do 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

In the dictionaries

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• Reap
• Rejoicing
• Restore

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