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  1. 1
    Thomas R. Schreiner, Galatians, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament v. 9 (Grand Rapids, MI, [2010?]; Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010). p. 358.
  2. 2
    Ronald Y.K. Fung, The Epistle to the Galatians, The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, Mich, [1988?]; Grand Rapids, Mich: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co, 1988). p. 287.

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2025-04-10
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  1. Galatians 6:2 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does it mean to bear one another’s burdens?

Galatians 6:2 (ESV)

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

The command to carry each other’s burdens is a wide-ranging call to help in the various struggles and challenges faced by believers.1 The burdens in view are the everyday problems that come from living in a fallen world.2

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