Galatians 6:1 BSB — MannaFest

Galatians 6:1

Brothers, 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.

BSB

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ASV

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

KJV

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Galatians (420)

(Chapter VI - Verse 1) Brothers, even if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Knowing that Paul was a servant of God, who did not desire the death of a sinner but their repentance (Ezekiel 18:23, 33). And except for the Trinity, every creature, though it may not sin, is still capable of sinning.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Restore such an one - By reproof, instruction, or exhortation. Everyone who can, ought to help herein; only in the spirit of meekness - This is essential to a spiritual man; and in this lies the whole force of the cure. Considering thyself - The plural is beautifully changed into the singular.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He puts a common case: If a man be overtaken in a fault, that is, be brought to sin by the surprise of temptation. It is one thing to overtake a fault by contrivance and deliberation, and a full resolution in sin, and another thing to be overtaken in a fault. The latter is the case here supposed, and herein the apostle shows that great tenderness should be used.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Brethren, if a man be overtaken - Margin, “Although.” It is a case which the apostle supposes might happen. Christians were not perfect; and it was possible that they who were true Christians might be surprised by temptation, and fall into sin. The word rendered “be overtaken” (προλημφθῃ prolēmphthē from προλαμβάνω prolambanō), means properly “to take before another, to anticipate” 1Co 11:21; then “to be before taken or caught”; and may here mean either that one had been formerly guilty of sin or had been recently hurried on by his passions or by temptations to commit a fault.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀδελφοί,	Adelphoi	Brothers,	G80 →
ἐὰν	ean	if	G1437 →
καὶ	kai	even	G2532 →
προλημφθῇ	prolēmphthēa	shall be overcome	G4301 →
ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	a man	G444 →
ἔν	en	in	G1722 →
τινι	tini	some	G5100 →
παραπτώματι,	paraptōmati	trespass,	G3900 →
ὑμεῖς	humeis	you yourselves	G4771 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
πνευματικοὶ	pneumatikoi	spiritual [ones]	G4152 →
καταρτίζετε	katartizete	do restore	G2675 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
τοιοῦτον	toiouton	such a one	G5108 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
πνεύματι	pneumati	a spirit	G4151 →
πραΰτητος	prautētos	of gentleness	G4240 →
σκοπῶν	skopōn	considering	G4648 →
σεαυτὸν	seauton	yourself	G4771 →
μὴ	mē	lest	G3361 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
σὺ	su	you yourself	G4771 →
πειρασθῇς.	peirasthēas	may be tempted.	G3985 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 15:1
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14
  And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 14:1
  Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
- 1 Corinthians 9:22
  To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
- Galatians 6:1–2
  Brothers, 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.
Through
1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads…
leads to
- Hebrews 6:4–6
  It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
- 1 Samuel 2:25
  If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since…
- Jeremiah 11:14
  As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in…
- Hebrews 10:26–31
  If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About Galatians