Galatians 6:1–5

Support One Another

6:1 Brothers and sisters,1 if a person2 is discovered in some sin,3 you who are spiritual4 restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness.5 Pay close attention6 to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too. 6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 6:3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 6:4 Let each one examine7 his own work. Then he can take pride8 in himself and not compare himself with9 someone else. 6:5 For each one will carry10 his own load.

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1	tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.
2	tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.
3	tn Or “some transgression” (L&N 88.297).
4	sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.
5	tn Or “with a gentle spirit” or “gently.”
6	tn Grk “taking careful notice.”
7	tn Or “determine the genuineness of.”
8	tn Grk “he will have a reason for boasting.”
9	tn Or “and not in regard to.” The idea of comparison is implied in the context.
10	tn Or perhaps, “each one must carry.” A number of modern translations treat βαστάσει (bastasei) as an imperatival future.