Galatians 6:5

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“For each one should carry his own load.”

What this verse means

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“For each one should carry his own load.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For every man shall bear his own burden.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“For each man shall bear his own burden.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“for each one his own burden shall bear.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Galatians 6:5 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
  2. Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
  3. Jeremiah 32:19the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
  4. Ezekiel 18:4Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
  5. Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
  6. Romans 2:6God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
  7. Romans 14:10Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
  8. 1 Corinthians 3:8He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
  9. 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
  10. 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
  11. Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
  12. Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
  13. Revelation 22:12“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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