Focused Passage

Galatians 6:1-5

Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation

Paul moves from Spirit-shaped restoration and mutual burden-bearing, to sober sowing-and-reaping exhortation, to perseverance in doing good, and finally to a closing contrast between fleshly boasting in circumcision and Paul's boast only in the cross and new creation.

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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.

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

3If anyone thinks he is something when he is 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.

5For each one should carry his own load.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

BrothersἈδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437ConjunctionsomeoneἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis caughtπρολημφθῇG4301Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἔνG1722PrepositionaτινιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingulartrespassπαραπτώματιG3900Noun - Dative Neuter SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralwho areοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralspiritualπνευματικοὶG4152Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralshould restoreκαταρτίζετεG2675Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularhimτοιοῦτονG5108Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularwithἐνG1722Prepositiona spiritπνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof gentlenessπραΰτητοςG4240Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[But] watchσκοπῶνG4648Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularyourselfσεαυτόνG4572Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularorμὴG3361AdverbyouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularalsoκαὶG2532Conjunctionmay be temptedπειρασθῇςG3985Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 2

Original words

CarryβαστάζετεG941Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralone another’sἈλλήλωνG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralburdensβάρηG922Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionin this wayοὕτωςG3779Adverbyou will fulfillἀναπληρώσετεG378Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularlawνόμονG3551Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 3

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionIfεἰG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularthinksδοκεῖG1380Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhe isεἶναίG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivesomethingτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singularwhen he isὤνG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularnothingμηδὲνG3367Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularhe deceivesφρεναπατᾷG5422Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimselfἑαυτόνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 4

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionEach oneἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularshould testδοκιμαζέτωG1381Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singularhis ownἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ΤὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularworkἔργονG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionThenτότεG5119Adverbhe will haveἕξειG2192Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularreason to boastκαύχημαG2745Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionhimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularaloneμόνονG3441Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionnotοὐκG3756AdverbinεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularsomeone elseἕτερονG2087Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 5

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunctioneach oneἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularshould carryβαστάσειG941Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularhis ownἴδιονG2398Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularloadφορτίονG5413Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

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