Galatians 6:1-7

Support One Another

6:1 Brothers and sisters, ¹  if a person ²  is discovered in some sin, ³  you who are spiritual ⁴  restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. ⁵  Pay close attention ⁶  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 examine ⁷  his own work. Then he can take pride ⁸  in himself and not compare himself with ⁹  someone else. 6:5 For each one will carry ¹⁰  his own load.

6:6 Now the one who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with the one who teaches ¹¹  it. 6:7 Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. ¹²  For a person ¹³  will reap what he sows,

[6:1]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

[6:1]  ² tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[6:1]  ³ tn Or “some transgression” (L&N 88.297).

[6:1]  ⁴ sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.

[6:1]  ⁵ tn Or “with a gentle spirit” or “gently.”

[6:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “taking careful notice.”

[6:4]  ⁷ tn Or “determine the genuineness of.”

[6:4]  ⁸ tn Grk “he will have a reason for boasting.”

[6:4]  ⁹ tn Or “and not in regard to.” The idea of comparison is implied in the context.

[6:5]  ¹⁰ tn Or perhaps, “each one must carry.” A number of modern translations treat βαστάσει (bastasei) as an imperatival future.

[6:6]  ¹¹ tn Or “instructs,” “imparts.”

[6:7]  ¹² tn Or “is not mocked,” “will not be ridiculed” (L&N 33.409). BDAG 660 s.v. μυκτηρίζω has “of God οὐ μ. he is not to be mocked, treated w. contempt, perh. outwitted Gal 6:7.”

[6:7]  ¹³ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.