Galatians 6:5

Because every man is responsible for his part of the work.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

For every man shall bear his own burden.

In Context

4But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.

6But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 17:10I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.

Ezekiel 18:4See, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son is mine: death will be the fate of the sinner's soul.

Romans 2:6Who will give to every man his right reward:

1 Corinthians 3:8Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.

2 Corinthians 5:10For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.

Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, taking their places before the high seat; and the books were open, and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by the things which were in the books, even by their works.

Matthew Henry on Galatians 6:2-11

Tenderness in Reproving; Self-Examination; Spiritual Mindedness and Beneficence. ( a. d. 56.) 1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in… Read the whole commentary →

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