Time after Pentecost · Proper 9 · Year C
Galatians 6:1-10, 14-18
Bearing One Another's Burdens, Boasting Only in the Cross
July 9, 2028
Overview & Insights
"May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Galatians 6:14)
Paul closes the letter urging the Galatians to restore those caught in sin gently, bear one another's burdens, and not grow weary in doing good. He contrasts sowing to the flesh with sowing to the Spirit, and in his own handwriting insists that neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matters, only new creation.
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Commentary
Commentary on Galatians 6:[1-6] 7-16 Working Preacher
Explains Paul's closing exhortations on burden-bearing and sowing and reaping.
Galatians 6 Commentary: Final Instructions, Verse by Verse Enduring Word · David Guzik
Covers restoring a sinner gently, bearing burdens, and boasting only in the cross.
Galatians 6:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects classic commentary on restoring one caught in a transgression.
Galatians 6 Commentary Precept Austin
Word-by-word notes on sowing to the Spirit and the new creation in 6:15.
Galatians 6 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight
Clarifies the agricultural metaphor of sowing and reaping in verses 7-9.
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