2 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Other Translations of Galatians 6:2

King James Version

2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

English Standard Version

2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

The Message

2 Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ's law.

New King James Version

2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

New Living Translation

2 Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Galatians 6:2

Commentary on Galatians 6:1-5

(Read Galatians 6:1-5)

We are to bear one another's burdens. So we shall fulfil the law of Christ. This obliges to mutual forbearance and compassion towards each other, agreeably to his example. It becomes us to bear one another's burdens, as fellow-travellers. It is very common for a man to look upon himself as wiser and better than other men, and as fit to dictate to them. Such a one deceives himself; by pretending to what he has not, he puts a cheat upon himself, and sooner or later will find the sad effects. This will never gain esteem, either with God or men. Every one is advised to prove his own work. The better we know our own hearts and ways, the less shall we despise others, and the more be disposed to help them under infirmities and afflictions. How light soever men's sins seem to them when committed, yet they will be found a heavy burden, when they come to reckon with God about them. No man can pay a ransom for his brother; and sin is a burden to the soul. It is a spiritual burden; and the less a man feels it to be such, the more cause has he to suspect himself. Most men are dead in their sins, and therefore have no sight or sense of the spiritual burden of sin. Feeling the weight and burden of our sins, we must seek to be eased thereof by the Saviour, and be warned against every sin.