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Galatians 6:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Galatians 6:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 6:211 words
GreekMeaning
ἀλλήλωνallēlōn
One another’spronounG240
τὰta
thearticleG3588
βάρηbarē
burdensnounG922
βαστάζετεbastazete
do bear youverbG941
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὕτωςhoutōs
thusadverbG3779
ἀναπληρώσετεanaplērōsete
fill up, fulfill, occupyverbG378
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
νόμονnomon
lawnounG3551
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 6:2

“Bear one another's burdens.” It being impossible for man to be without failings, he exhorts them not to scrutinize severely the offenses of others, but even to bear their failings, that their own may in turn be borne by others. As, in the building of a house, all the stones hold not the same position, but one is fitted for a corner but not for the foundations, another for the foundations, and not for the corner so too is it in the body of the Church. The same thing holds in…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 6
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Carlos RiveraNote3mo ago
Bearing One Another's Burdens
Paul instructs: 'Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.' Mutual burden-bearing as community practice. I'm in a men's accountability group. We meet monthly and...
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