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translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/galatians/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />for each one should carry their own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/galatians/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For we are each responsible for our own conduct.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/galatians/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For each will have to bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For each one should carry his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For each shall bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/galatians/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For every man shall bear his own burden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/galatians/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For each one shall bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/galatians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For each one will bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/galatians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For each one will bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/galatians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For each one shall bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/galatians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For each one will bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/galatians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For every person will have to bear [with patience] his own burden [of faults and shortcomings for which he alone is responsible].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/galatians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For each person will have to carry his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/galatians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For each person will have to carry his own load. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/galatians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For each man shall bear his own burden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/galatians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We each must carry our own load. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/galatians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For each man shall bear his own burden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/galatians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Assume your own responsibility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/galatians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For each of you have to carry your own load. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/galatians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For everyone must carry his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/galatians/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For each one will carry his own load. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/galatians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For every person will bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/galatians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For every man shall bear his own burden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For every man will have to carry his own load.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/galatians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For each one should carry his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/galatians/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For each man will bear his own burden. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/galatians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for each one will bear his own burden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For each shall bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/galatians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for each one his own burden shall bear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/galatians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For each shall bear his own load.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/galatians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For every one shall bear his own burden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/galatians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For each one shall carry his own burden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/galatians/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />for each will bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/galatians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For all must carry their own loads.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/galatians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For every man shall bear his own burden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/galatians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For every person will carry his own luggage.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/galatians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />for each one shall bear his own burden.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/galatians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />for each one shall bear his own responsibility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/galatians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For every man shall bear his own burden.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/galatians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for every man must be answerable for his own actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For every man will have to carry his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/galatians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />For each one shall bear his own load.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/galatians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For every one shall bear his own burthen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/galatians/6-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv8Ri4CeT34?start=1222" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/galatians/6.htm">Carry One Another's Burdens</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1538.htm" title="1538: hekastos (Adj-NMS) -- Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.">each one</a> <a href="/greek/941.htm" title="941: bastasei (V-FIA-3S) -- Perhaps remotely derived from the base of basis; to lift, literally or figuratively.">should carry</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2398.htm" title="2398: idion (Adj-ANS) -- Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.">his own</a> <a href="/greek/5413.htm" title="5413: phortion (N-ANS) -- A burden; the freight of a ship. Diminutive of phortos; an invoice, i.e. a task or service.">load.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">6</span>Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-12.htm">Romans 14:12</a></span><br />So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-8.htm">1 Corinthians 3:8</a></span><br />He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36-37</a></span><br />But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. / For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-12.htm">Philippians 2:12</a></span><br />Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:11-12</a></span><br />and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. / Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-5.htm">1 Peter 4:5</a></span><br />But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-27.htm">Matthew 16:27</a></span><br />For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6</a></span><br />God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Ezekiel 18:20</a></span><br />The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-14.htm">Proverbs 14:14</a></span><br />The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-30.htm">Jeremiah 31:30</a></span><br />Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-12.htm">Psalm 62:12</a></span><br />and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-11.htm">Job 34:11</a></span><br />For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For every man shall bear his own burden.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Isaiah 3:10,11</a></b></br> Say ye to the righteous, that <i>it shall be</i> well <i>with him</i>: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a></b></br> I the LORD search the heart, <i>I</i> try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, <i>and</i> according to the fruit of his doings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Jeremiah 32:19</a></b></br> Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes <i>are</i> open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-16.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Load</a> <a href="/galatians/5-21.htm">Part</a> <a href="/galatians/2-7.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/galatians/6-4.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/6-17.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-6.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/genesis/45-17.htm">Load</a> <a href="/galatians/6-6.htm">Part</a> <a href="/philippians/1-16.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/galatians/6-10.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Galatians 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">He moves them to deal mildly with a brother who has slipped,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">and to bear one another's burden;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-6.htm">to be generous to their teachers,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">and not weary of well-doing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-12.htm">He shows what they intend that preach circumcision.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-14.htm">He glories in nothing, save in the cross of Christ.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/galatians/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For each one</b><br>This phrase emphasizes individual responsibility within the Christian community. In the context of Paul's letter to the Galatians, he addresses the need for personal accountability in one's spiritual journey. The use of "each one" highlights the personal nature of faith and the call for every believer to examine their own actions and spiritual condition. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of personal responsibility seen in passages like <a href="/romans/14-12.htm">Romans 14:12</a>, where each person is accountable to God.<p><b>should carry</b><br>The term "carry" suggests an active, ongoing effort. It implies that the Christian life involves continuous work and perseverance. This is not a passive state but an active engagement in one's faith journey. The Greek word used here, "bastazō," can also mean to bear or endure, indicating that believers are to persist in their responsibilities despite challenges. This concept is echoed in <a href="/matthew/16-24.htm">Matthew 16:24</a>, where Jesus calls His followers to take up their cross.<p><b>his own load</b><br>The "load" refers to the personal responsibilities and challenges each believer must face. Unlike the "burdens" mentioned earlier in <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a>, which are to be shared within the community, the "load" is something each individual is expected to manage themselves. This distinction underscores the balance between communal support and personal accountability. The idea of carrying one's own load can be seen as a metaphor for the unique calling and tasks God assigns to each person, similar to the parable of the talents in <a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a>, where each servant is given a different amount to steward.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter to the Galatians, addressing the churches in the region of Galatia. Paul is emphasizing personal responsibility in the Christian life.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/galatia.htm">Galatia</a></b><br>A region in modern-day Turkey where the recipients of this letter were located. The churches in Galatia were dealing with issues of legalism and the influence of Judaizers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judaizers.htm">Judaizers</a></b><br>A group of Jewish Christians who were insisting that Gentile converts must adhere to Jewish law, including circumcision, to be true Christians. This context is crucial for understanding the emphasis on personal responsibility and freedom in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility_in_faith.htm">Personal Responsibility in Faith</a></b><br>Each believer is accountable for their own spiritual journey and growth. While community support is important, personal responsibility cannot be outsourced.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_'load'_vs._'burden'.htm">Understanding 'Load' vs. 'Burden'</a></b><br>The Greek word for "load" (phortion) refers to a personal responsibility or task, distinct from "burden" (baros) in <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a>, which refers to heavy, oppressive loads that require communal support.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/balancing_community_and_individual_responsibility.htm">Balancing Community and Individual Responsibility</a></b><br>While we are called to bear one another's burdens, we must also recognize and fulfill our individual responsibilities in our walk with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_legalism.htm">Avoiding Legalism</a></b><br>The context of Galatians warns against the dangers of legalism. Personal responsibility should not lead to self-righteousness but to a humble reliance on Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_daily_application.htm">Practical Daily Application</a></b><br>Consider what "load" God has given you to carry today. Reflect on how you can faithfully fulfill your responsibilities in your family, church, and community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_galatians_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Galatians 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_gal._6_2_and_6_5.htm">How do we reconcile “Carry each other’s burdens” (Galatians 6:2) with “Each one should carry their own load” (Galatians 6:5)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_codependency_fit_christian_values.htm">How can codependency align with Christian principles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_boundaries.htm">Are boundaries supported by biblical teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/admit_adultery_to_spouse.htm">Should a spouse admit to committing adultery?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/galatians/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Every man shall bear his own burden.</span>--The word for "burden" here is different from that which had been used above, though its meaning is very much the same. The distinction would be sufficiently represented if we were to translate in the one case <span class= "ital">burden,</span> in the other <span class= "ital">load.</span> The context, however, is quite different. In <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm" title="Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.">Galatians 6:2</a> the Christian is bidden to "bear the burdens" of others, in the sense of sympathising with them in their troubles. Here he is told that he must "bear his own load," in the sense that he must answer directly to God for his own actions. His responsibility cannot be shifted on to others. It will make him no better that there are others worse than himself.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/galatians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For every man shall bear his</span> <span class="cmt_word">own burden</span> (<span class="greek">ἕκαστος γὰρ τὸ ἴδιον φορτίον βαστάσει</span>); <span class="accented">for each man shall carry his own pack.</span> A man's business is with his own pack; and all depends upon his carrying <span class="accented">that</span>, not putting it down. This "pack" (<span class="greek">φορτίον</span>) is the whole of the duties for the discharge of which each man is responsible. It is thus that the image is employed by our Lord (<a href="/matthew/11-30.htm">Matthew 11:30</a>), "My yoke is easy, and my pack is light." So also in <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Matthew 23:4</a>, "For they tie up packs heavy and hard to carry, and lay them upon men's shoulders." The phrase, <span class="greek">τὸ ἴδιον φορτίον</span>, "the pack which is individually his own," implies that men's responsibilities vary, each one having such as are peculiar to himself. This "pack" is to be carefully distinguished from the "heavy loads" (<span class="greek">βάρη</span>) of ver. 2, Our Christian obligations Christ makes, to them who serve him well, <span class="accented">light</span>; but our burdens of remorse, shame, grief, loss, which are of our own wilful procuring, these may be, must needs be, <span class="accented">heavy.</span> One part of our "pack" of obligation is to help each other in bearing these "heavy loads;" and we shall find our joy and crown of glorying in doing so; not only in the approval of our own consciences and in the consciousness of Christ's approval, but also in the manifold refreshments of mutual Christian sympathy. On the other hand, our Christian responsibilities, including these of mutual sympathy and succour, we must not attempt to evade. One man is able to do more for others than another man can; the truly "spiritual" man, for example, can do that which others may not even attempt to touch: each one has his own part and duty. And Christ's <span class="accented">mot d'ordre</span> to all his workmen, or possibly the apostle means to all his soldiers, is this: "Every man carry his own pack!" The future tense of the verb "shall carry" does not point to some future time, but to the absoluteness of the law for all time; as in <a href="/galatians/2-16.htm">Galatians 2:16</a> (see Winer, 'Gram. N. T.,' § 40, p. 251, 6th edit.). The varying turn given to the same general image of carrying burdens in ver. 2 and here is quite in St. Paul's manner. Compare, for example, in <a href="/2_corinthians/3.htm">2 Corinthians 3</a>. the varying turn given to the images of "epistle" and "veil." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/galatians/6-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each one</span><br /><span class="grk">ἕκαστος</span> <span class="translit">(hekastos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1538.htm">Strong's 1538: </a> </span><span class="str2">Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">should carry</span><br /><span class="grk">βαστάσει</span> <span class="translit">(bastasei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_941.htm">Strong's 941: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps remotely derived from the base of basis; to lift, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his own</span><br /><span class="grk">ἴδιον</span> <span class="translit">(idion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">load.</span><br /><span class="grk">φορτίον</span> <span class="translit">(phortion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5413.htm">Strong's 5413: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burden; the freight of a ship. Diminutive of phortos; an invoice, i.e. a task or service.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/galatians/6-5.htm">Galatians 6:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/galatians/6-5.htm">Galatians 6:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/galatians/6-5.htm">Galatians 6:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/galatians/6-5.htm">Galatians 6:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/galatians/6-5.htm">Galatians 6:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/galatians/6-5.htm">Galatians 6:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/galatians/6-5.htm">Galatians 6:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/galatians/6-5.htm">Galatians 6:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/galatians/6-5.htm">Galatians 6:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/galatians/6-5.htm">Galatians 6:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/galatians/6-5.htm">NT Letters: Galatians 6:5 For each man will bear his own (Gal. 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