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Galatians 6

Gal. 6:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Bearr ye
bastazo (Greek #941)
to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.)
KJV usage: bear, carry, take up.
Pronounce: bas-tad'-zo
Origin: perhaps remotely derived from the base of 939 (through the idea of removal)
one another’s
allelon (Greek #240)
one another
KJV usage: each other, mutual, one another, (the other), (them-, your-)selves, (selves) together (sometimes with 3326 or 4314).
Pronounce: al-lay'-lone
Origin: Genitive plural from 243 reduplicated
burdens
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
baros (Greek #922)
weight; in the New Testament only, figuratively, a load, abundance, authority
KJV usage: burden(-some), weight.
Pronounce: bar'-os
Origin: probably from the same as 939 (through the notion of going down; compare 899)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
so
houto (Greek #3779)
in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)
KJV usage: after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.
Pronounce: hoo'-to
Origin: οὕτως (hoo'-toce) adverb from 3778
fulfil
anapleroo (Greek #378)
to complete; by implication, to occupy, supply; figuratively, to accomplish (by coincidence ot obedience)
KJV usage: fill up, fulfill, occupy, supply.
Pronounce: an-ap-lay-ro'-o
Origin: from 303 and 4137
the law
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
nomos (Greek #3551)
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
KJV usage: law.
Pronounce: nom'-os
Origin: from a primary νέμω (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals)
of Christ
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
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Rom. 15:1• 1But *we* ought, we that are strong, to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. (Rom. 15:1)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Gal. 6:5• 5For each shall bear his own burden. (Gal. 6:5)
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Gal. 5:13‑14• 13For *ye* have been called to liberty, brethren; only do not turn liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
 14For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; (Gal. 5:13‑14)
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Ex. 23:5• 5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under its burden, beware of leaving it to him: thou shalt certainly loosen it with him. (Ex. 23:5)
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Num. 11:11‑12• 11And Moses said to Jehovah, Why hast thou done evil to thy servant, and why have I not found favour in thine eyes, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
 12Have I conceived all this people, have I brought them forth, that thou sayest to me, Carry them in thy bosom, as the nursing-father beareth the suckling, unto the land which thou didst swear unto their fathers? (Num. 11:11‑12)
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Deut. 1:12• 12How can I myself alone sustain your wear, and your burden, and your strife? (Deut. 1:12)
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Isa. 58:6• 6Is not this the fast which I have chosen: to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, and to send forth free the crushed, and that ye break every yoke? (Isa. 58:6)
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Matt. 8:17• 17so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases. (Matt. 8:17)
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Matt. 11:29‑30• 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;
 30for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matt. 11:29‑30)
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Luke 11:46• 46And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. (Luke 11:46)
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Rom. 15:1• 1But *we* ought, we that are strong, to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. (Rom. 15:1)
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1 Thess. 5:14• 14But we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint hearted, sustain the weak, be patient towards all. (1 Thess. 5:14)
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1 Peter 2:24• 24who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed. (1 Peter 2:24)
the law.
John 13:14‑15,34• 14If I therefore, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet;
 15for I have given you an example that, as I have done to you, ye should do also.
 34A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. (John 13:14‑15,34)
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John 15:12• 12This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. (John 15:12)
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1 Cor. 9:21• 21to those without law, as without law, (not as without law to God, but as legitimately subject to Christ,) in order that I might gain those without law. (1 Cor. 9:21)
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James 2:8• 8If indeed ye keep the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well. (James 2:8)
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1 John 2:8‑11• 8Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines.
 9He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.
 10He that loves his brother abides in light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.
 11But he that hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and knows not where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. (1 John 2:8‑11)
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1 John 4:21• 21And this commandment have we from him, That he that loves God love also his brother. (1 John 4:21)
• If they wished for a law, here was one: to bear each other’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ (that is, the rule of all His own life here below). (“Galatians 6” by J.N. Darby)
• Enter into the sorrows of others and so help to relieve one another of the pressure of circumstances. (“Galatians 6” by H. Smith)
• the spirit of grace and love would lead us, not merely to seek the restoration of a failing brother, but to enter into the sorrows of others and so help to relieve one another of the pressure of circumstances. (“Galatians 6” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Bearb one another’s burdensc, and thus fulfilb the law of thed Christ.

JND Translation Notes

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b
"Bear" is in the present tense, "fulfil" in the aorist. "thus have it fulfilled." see Rom. 6.13.
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The words for "burden" in vers. 2 and 5 are different; ver. 2 is the same as Matt. 20.12; ver. 5 as Matt. 11.30.
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Or "Christ," but the article is better here in English. The expression alludes to their fondness for law.

W. Kelly Translation

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Bear one another’s burdens, and so completely fulfil the law of Christ.