Fulfill the Law of Christ

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Fulfill the Law of Christ

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‎When Paul exhorts his readers to help carry one another’s burdens, he may have in mind what he has referred to in the previous verse, namely, the act of setting right a wrongdoer in the fellowship. The root of the word translated burdens, however, refers metaphorically to anything borne, either good (2 Cor 4:17) or bad (Acts 15:28; Rev 2:24; Gal 5:10). It is possible, therefore, to interpret burdens as a general term, referring to any problems that might befall a Christian.

‎     (1) The position of one another in the Greek is emphatic, meaning that Paul            wants to stress it, but what he intends is not completely clear. Two                         interpretations are possible:
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     (2) he may be emphasizing the nature of the Christian fellowship, where                  concern for one another is the basic rule, as he has already expounded it              (5:13–14).

Arichea, Daniel C., and Eugene Albert Nida. A Handbook on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. New York: United Bible Societies, 1976. Print. UBS Handbook Series.

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