Galatians 6

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Carry One Another’s Burdens

¹Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

¹Brothers, even if a man should be overtaken in some trespass, you the spiritual ones, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, looking at yourself, lest you also be tempted.

²Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

²Bear one another’s burdens and thus you will fulfill the law of Christ.

³If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

³For if anyone thinks himself to be something being nothing, he deceives himself.

⁴Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.

⁴But let each test his own work, and then he will have boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another.

⁵For each one should carry his own load.

⁵For each will bear his own load.

⁶Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.

⁶Now let the one being instructed in the word share with the one instructing in all good things.

⁷Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

⁷Do not be led astray: God is not mocked. For whatever a man may sow, this also he will reap.

⁸The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

⁸For the one sowing to his flesh, from the flesh will reap corruption; but the one sowing to the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

⁹Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

⁹And we should not grow fainthearted in doing good, for in due time we will reap, not giving up.

¹⁰Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.

¹⁰So then, as we have opportunity, we should work good toward all, and especially toward those of the household of the faith.

Final Warnings and Blessings

¹¹See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!

¹¹See what large letters I have written to you with my own hand!

¹²Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.

¹²As many as want to have a fair appearance in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

¹³For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

¹³For not even those being circumcised keep the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

¹⁴But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which^a the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

¹⁴But for me, may it be never to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

¹⁵For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.

¹⁵For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything, but a new creation.

¹⁶Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.

¹⁶And as many as those who will walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.

¹⁷From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

¹⁷Henceforth, let no one cause to me troubles, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

¹⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers.

Amen.

¹⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.