(A)Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill (B)the law of Christ.

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Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.(A)

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Bearing Others’ Burdens

15 We (A)then who are strong ought to bear with the [a]scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:1 weaknesses

15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak(A) and not to please ourselves.

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14 Now we [a]exhort you, brethren, (A)warn those who are [b]unruly, (B)comfort the fainthearted, (C)uphold the weak, (D)be patient with all.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 encourage
  2. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 insubordinate or idle

14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle(A) and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak,(B) be patient with everyone.

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34 (A)A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

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34 “A new command(A) I give you: Love one another.(B) As I have loved you, so you must love one another.(C)

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21 And (A)this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

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21 And he has given us this command:(A) Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.(B)

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If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, (A)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well;

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If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”[a](A) you are doing right.

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  1. James 2:8 Lev. 19:18

12 (A)This is My (B)commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

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12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.(A)

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13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (A)do not use liberty as an (B)opportunity for the flesh, but (C)through love serve one another. 14 For (D)all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: (E)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

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Life by the Spirit

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(B) rather, serve one another(C) humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
  2. Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18

(A)If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden, and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it.

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If you see the donkey(A) of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.

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14 (A)If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, (B)you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For (C)I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

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14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.(A) 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.(B)

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24 (A)who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, (B)that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—(C)by whose [a]stripes you were healed.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:24 wounds

24 “He himself bore our sins”(A) in his body on the cross,(B) so that we might die to sins(C) and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”(D)

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Again, (A)a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, (B)because the darkness is passing away, and (C)the true light is already shining.

(D)He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. 10 (E)He who loves his brother abides in the light, and (F)there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But he who (G)hates his brother is in darkness and (H)walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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Yet I am writing you a new command;(A) its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing(B) and the true light(C) is already shining.(D)

Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister[a](E) is still in the darkness.(F) 10 Anyone who loves their brother and sister[b] lives in the light,(G) and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.(H) 11 But anyone who hates a brother or sister(I) is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness.(J) They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.(K)

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  1. 1 John 2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.
  2. 1 John 2:10 The Greek word for brother and sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 3:10; 4:20, 21.

29 Take My yoke upon you (A)and learn from Me, for I am [a]gentle and (B)lowly in heart, (C)and you will find rest for your souls. 30 (D)For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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  1. Matthew 11:29 meek

29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,(A) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(B) 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”(C)

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