“For every man shall bear his own burden.”
For each of you should carry your own load. — the apparent contradiction with v.2 is resolved: each bears personal responsibility ('huphe idion') for their 'phortion' (load, personal burden), distinct from the mutual burdens of v.2, establishing both individual accountability and communal solidarity.
Church Fathers on Galatians 6:5
“For each man shall bear his own burden.” He appears to state a reason prohibitory of boasting against another; but at the same time he corrects the boaster, to that he may no more entertain high thoughts of himself by bringing to his remembrance his own errors, and pressing upon his conscience the idea of a burden, and of being heavily laden.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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