Galatians 6:2

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of the Messiah.”

Galatians 6:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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Galatians 6:2, word by word

Bearβαστάζετεbastazete

bear

To carry the weight of others or of something hard without dropping it.

Where else “bastazete” appears
one another’sἀλλήλωνallēlōn

one another

One another, each other.

Where else “allēlōn” appears
burdensβάρηbarē

weight, burden

Weight, burden; also weight of authority.

Where else “barē” appears
you will fulfillἀναπληρώσετεanaplērōsete

fill up, fulfill

Fill up, complete; fulfill; also fill a place or supply what is lacking.

Where else “anaplērōsete” appears
the lawνόμονnomon

law

The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.

Where else “nomon” appears
of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christou” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Some manuscripts read “and so fulfill.”

The context

1Brothers, even if a person is caught in some trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, watching yourself, lest you too be tempted.

2 · This verse (above)

3For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

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