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Selected Verse: Galatians 6:2 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ga 6:2 |
King James |
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
If ye, legalists, must "bear burdens," then instead of legal burdens (Mat 23:4), "bear one another's burdens," literally, "weights." Distinguished by BENGEL from "burden," Gal 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" (Gal 5:14). Since ye desire "the law," then fulfil the law of Christ, which is not made up of various minute observances, but whose sole "burden" is "love" (Joh 13:34; Joh 15:12); Rom 15:3 gives Christ as the example in the particular duty here. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Bear ye one another's burdens - See the note at Rom 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 Joh 13:34. This was the distinguishing law of the Redeemer; and they could in no way better fulfil it than by aiding each other in the divine life. The law of Christ would not allow us to reproach the offender, or to taunt him, or to rejoice in his fall. We should help him to take up his load of infirmities, and sustain him by our counsels, our exhortations, and our prayers. Christians, conscious of their infirmities, have a right to the sympathy and the prayers of their brethren. They should not be cast off to a cold and heartless world; a world rejoicing over their fall, and ready to brand them as hypocrites. They should be pressed to the warm bosom of brotherly kindness; and prayer should be made to ascend without ceasing around an erring and a fallen brother. Is this the case in regard to all who bear the Christian name? |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
One another's burdens (ἀλλήλων τὰ βάρη)
The emphasis is on one another's, in contrast with the selfishness which leaves others to take care of themselves. The primary reference in burdens is to moral infirmities and errors, and the sorrow and shame and remorse which they awaken in the offender.
So (οὗτως)
By observing this injunction.
Fulfill (ἀναπληρώσατε)
The verb denotes, not the filling up of a perfect vacancy, as the simple πληροῦν, but the supplying of what is lacking to fulness; the filling up of a partial void. Comp. Co1 16:17; Phi 2:30; Th1 2:16. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Bear ye one another's burdens - Sympathize with, and assist, each other, in all your weaknesses, grievances, trials. And so fulfil the law of Christ - The law of Christ (an uncommon expression) is the law of love: this our Lord peculiarly recommends; this he makes the distinguishing mark of his disciples. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Bear 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 help him to bear it, let us not reproach him because he is obliged to carry the load. |
3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
17 I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.