Galatians 6:1

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Galatians 6:1

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Summary

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.

Overtaken

Spiritual

1 Corinthians 14:37

Restore

In the

Considering

General references

Genesis 9:23

Leviticus 13:23

Jude 1:22

Bible References

Overtaken

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I made a protest against him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.

In those days Noah became a farmer, and he made a vine-garden.

Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;

Then Moses and Aaron made the people come together in front of the rock, and he said to them, Give ear now, you people whose hearts are turned from the Lord; are we to get water for you out of the rock?

Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

Now Peter was seated in the open square outside the house: and a servant-girl came to him, saying, You were with Jesus the Galilaean.

Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.

We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.

My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error,

Spiritual

For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.

And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.

If any man seems to himself to be a prophet or to have the Spirit, let him take note of the things which I am writing to you, as being the word of the Lord.

Restore

And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.

Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;

Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.

I will go in search of that which had gone wandering from the way, and will get back that which had been sent in flight, and will put bands on that which was broken, and give strength to that which was ill: but the fat and the strong I will give up to destruction; I will give them for their food the punishment which is theirs by right.

But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.

What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.

My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error,

If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.

And have pity on those who are in doubt;

In the

Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law.

Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;

What is your desire? is my coming to be with punishment, or is it to be in love and a gentle spirit?

Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

Have no feeling of hate for him, but take him in hand seriously as a brother.

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

Considering

Do not keep back from one another what is right, but only for a short time, and by agreement, so that you may give yourselves to prayer, and come together again; so that Satan may not get the better of you through your loss of self-control.

So let him who seems to himself to be safe go in fear of a fall.

Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.

For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.

General references

And Shem and Japheth took a robe, and putting it on their backs went in with their faces turned away, and put it over their father so that they might not see him unclothed.

But if the bright mark keeps in the same place and gets no greater, it is the mark of the old wound, and the priest will say that he is clean.

And have pity on those who are in doubt;