Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Galatians 6:3
If any one think himself to be something — Above his brethren, or by any strength of his own. When he is nothing, he deceiveth himself — He alone will bear their burdens, who knows himself to be nothing.
If any one think himself to be something — Above his brethren, or by any strength of his own. When he is nothing, he deceiveth himself — He alone will bear their burdens, who knows himself to be nothing.
Verse Galatians 6:3. _IF A MAN THINK HIMSELF TO BE SOMETHING_] i.e. To be a proper Christian man; _when he is nothing_; being destitute of that _charity_ which _beareth, hopeth_, and _endureth_ all t...
FOR IF A MAN THINK HIMSELF TO BE SOMETHING ... - see Galatians 5:26. This is designed, evidently, to be another reason why we should be kind and tender to those who have erred. It is, that even those...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. Concerning the Restoration of a brother. (Galatians 6:1)_ 2. Concerning Reaping and Sowing. (Galatians 6:6) 3. The conclusion. (Galatians 6:11) Practical exhortations conclude t
Third safeguard. If things become bad and a Christian falls into open fault, loving Christian friends (acting as individuals rather than as a church? But, on any view, the verse is an important contri...
GALATIANS 5:13 TO GALATIANS 6:10. Practical appendix to the epistle; in the form of guarding the doctrine of free grace against antinomian abuse....
BURDEN-BEARING (Galatians 6:1-5)...
Brothers, if a man is caught out in some moral slip-up, you whose lives are dominated by the Spirit must correct such a man with the spirit of gentleness, and, as you do it, you must think about yours...
IF. Greek. _ei_. App-118. A MAN. Greek. _tis_. App-123., SOMETHING. Greek. neut. of _tis_. WHEN HE IS. being. NOTHING. Greek. neut. of _medeis_. DECEIVETH. Greek. _phrenapatao_. Only here. Compar...
The connexion seems to be: Christ by precept and by example bade you bear one another's burdens. To neglect this duty is to set up yourselves above Christ. He -humbled Himself" for us. You will not st...
25–6:6. _Life by the spirit brings unselfish care for others, e.g. for one’s teachers_ (Galatians 5:25) Life by the spirit leads to a life in right relation to others. (Galatians 5:26) We must all bew...
ΕἸ ΓᾺΡ. To be joined closely with Galatians 6:2, not Galatians 6:1. “For that opinion of self which will not suffer a man to stoop to this [i.e. bearing another’s burdens], is mere self-deception” (Jo...
13–6:10. PRACTICAL. LIBERTY IS NOT LICENSE BUT SERVICE; NOT THE FLESH BUT THE SPIRIT MUST BE THE AIM OF THE BELIEVER...
ΔΟΚΕΙ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΔΟΚΈΩ (G1380) думать, полагать, ΕΊΝΑΙ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΕΊΜΊ (G1510) быть. Part, является _temp._ или временным-уступительным: "когда, хоть он и является ничем" (Ellic...
DISCOURSE: 2088 AGAINST SELF-DECEIT Galatians 6:3. _If a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejo...
C. DEMANDS OF FREEDOM Galatians 6:1-10 1. Mutual helpfulness and responsibilities Galatians 6:1-5 TEXT 6:1-5 (1) Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore...
_VERSE 3. FOR IF A MAN THINK HIMSELF TO BE SOMETHING, WHEN HE IS NOTHING, HE DECEIVETH HIMSELF._...
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. Self-conceit, the chief hindrance to forbearing sympathy toward our fellow-men, must be laid aside. SOMETHING...
1 This paragraph is the summary and conclusion of the doctrinal argument. Tersely, he puts the case. Which shall it be _ Christ _ or _ circumcision_!' No half hearted allegiance here, no serving of tw...
The real greatness of the Christian is found in service: cp. Matthew 20:26....
PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS. THE APOSTLE'S GLORYING 1-5. The nature and requirements of the law of love. PARAPHRASE. '(1) If sin overcome one of your number, try to correct the fault in a temper of gentle...
Pride is a very bad thing. A Christian can feel superior when he sees another Christian in trouble or in *sin. But nobody is better than anybody else. Even the *apostles in Jerusalem were not more imp...
CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE GALATIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 6 CHRISTIANS SHOULD HELP EACH OTHER V1 My Christian brothers and sisters, a *sin may overcome someone. Those among you whom the Holy Spir...
HE DECEIVETH HIMSELF. — A peculiar word, perhaps coined by St. Paul: _puts himself under an hallucination;_ persuades himself of the existence of that which has no reality....
VI. (1-5) Be charitable to the fallen, for you, too, may fall yourselves. Sympathise with each other. Indulge in no delusions as to your own superiority. Look each to his own work, and see that that...
CHAPTER 26 OUR BROTHER'S BURDEN AND OUR OWN. Galatians 6:1 THE division of the Chapter s at this point is almost as unfortunate as that between chaps. 4 and 5. The introductory "Brethren" is not a f...
Any conceit of our own strength or goodness is a vain delusion, for we are nothing. Let no man compare his own with others' work: this will only feed his vanity; but let each scrutinise his own work....
to Galatians 6:6. RULES OF CONDUCT DICTATED BY THE SPIRIT OF MUTUAL LOVE....
OUR OWN AND OTHERS' BURDENS Galatians 6:1 The spirit of the world gloats over sin; the Spirit of Christ leads us to restore the sinner. Our first thought should never be of revenge or contempt, or of...
Having dealt with the conduct of liberty thus broadly, the apostle now made some detailed application of the principles enunciated, giving an important illustration pertinent to the whole question of...
(1) В¶ 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. (2) Bear ye one another's burd...
Galatians 1:1-24. We saw the second of Corinthians characterized by the most rapid transitions of feeling, by a deep and fervent sense of God's consolations, by a revulsion so much the more powerful i...
3._For if a man think himself_. There is an ambiguity in the construction, but Paul’s meaning is clear. The phrase, _When he is nothing_, appears at first view to mean, “if any person, who is in reali...
Here is the answer to those who then sought, and now seek, to bring in law for sanctification and as a guide: the strength and the rule for holiness are in the Spirit. The law does not give the Spirit...
FOR IF A MAN THINK HIMSELF TO BE SOMETHING,.... Of himself; to have anything of himself, to do anything of himself, and of himself to attain to life and salvation: WHEN HE IS NOTHING: of himself; not...
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. Ver. 3. _Think himself to be something_] The self-deceiver takes his counter, and sets it up for a thousand pound...
_Bear ye one another's burdens_ Sympathize with and assist each other, in all your weaknesses, grievances, trials. The apostle alludes to the custom of travellers, who, when too heavily laden with the...
THINK HIMSELF TO BE SOMETHING; have a high conceit of his own knowledge and attainments as a Christian....
FOR IF A MAN THINK HIMSELF TO BE SOMETHING WHEN HE IS NOTHING, HE DECEIVETH HIMSELF....
Admonition to Serve One's Neighbor in Love. A warning against self-exaltation:...
CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO FAIL (vs.1-5) The Galatians may have considered themselves spiritual because they were legal-minded. There is a good test for this. What about a person overtaken in a fault? Sha...
BRETHREN, IF A MAN IS OVERTAKEN IN ANY TRESPASS, YOU WHO _ARE_ SPIRITUAL RESTORE SUCH A ONE IN A SPIRIT OF GENTLENESS, CONSIDERING YOURSELF LEST YOU ALSO BE TEMPTED. Overtaken - caught off guard; sin...
1-5 We are to bear one another's burdens. So we shall fulfil the law of Christ. This obliges to mutual forbearance and compassion towards each other, agreeably to his example. It becomes us to bear o...
It is a general maxim, and the truth of it is obvious to every one that readeth it, for supposing a man to be NOTHING of what he thinks himself to be, he must needs DECEIVE HIMSELF in nourishing and e...
For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself....
The First Epistle of Clement Concerning Virginity his works,"[18]...
Galatians 6:3 For G1063 anyone G1536 himself G1380 (G5719) be G1511 (G5750) something G5100 is G5607 ...
‘For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.' Self-importance is revealed as a major sin, especially when seeking to help another. The self-important man shoul...
THE NEED TO CONSTANTLY HELP EACH OTHER WITHOUT CONDESCENSION (GALATIANS 6:1). While confident in the Holy Spirit Paul does recognise that God's people will require assistance in their walk with Him. W...
Galatians 6:3. The best motive of forbearance towards others is the sense of our own weakness. BEING NOTHING, notwithstanding his conceit. Every man is apt to overestimate himself; humility is one o...
_Miscellaneous Exhortations_. The Apostle exhorts the Galatians to deal gently with a weak brother, to bear the brother's burden, to be on their guard against conceit, to be liberal to their teachers...
SOMETHING WHEN HE IS NOTHING (τ μηδεν ων). Thinks he is a big number being nothing at all (neuter singular pronouns). He is really zero.HE DECEIVETH HIMSELF (φρεναπατα εαυτον). Late compound word...
Galatians 6:1. _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._ When Christians fal...
Galatians 6:1. _Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault,_ He is a slow traveler; he is not speeding swiftly on the way to heaven, so the fault overtakes him. Had he been quicker of pace, he might...
CONTENTS: The regenerated life as a brotherhood of believers. CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit, God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: The new life in Christ Jesus is not simply one of being good, but of doing good....
Galatians 6:1. _If a man,_ a brother, _be overtaken in a fault,_ by wine, or passion, or some indiscretion, through surprise, or when off his guard. The offender is a brother, who when so overtaken co...
IF SOMEONE. "If you are so proud of your own righteousness that you are hostile to your weak brother and will not help him, you are only fooling yourself. When you think you are too strong to fall, yo...
_For if a man think himself to be something, when he Is nothing, he deceiveth himself._ CAUTION AGAINST OVER SELF-ESTIMATION These words admit of two different interpretations, according as you conn...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 6:1 Paul illustrates a life of love in the Spirit. ⇐ ⇔...
CHAPTER 6 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. He exhorts the Galatians to good works, especially works of mercy towards Christians, particularly doctors and catechists. He bids them not to seek for the prais...
_For if a man think himself to be something_., &c. If a man is proud of his superior spirituality, and despises his brother, and treats him harshly for sinning especially for Judaising he is nothing,...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 6:1. OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT.—Be caught red-handed in any transgression, the result of some sudden and overpowering gust of evil impulse. RESTORE SUCH AN ONE.—T...
EXPOSITION GALATIANS 6:1 BRETHREN, IF (or, _although_)_ _A MAN BE OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT (ἀδελφοί ἐὰν καὶ προληφθῇ ἄνθρωπος ἔν τινι παραπτέματι);_ brethren_',_ if even a man hath been over...
Bretheren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted (Galatians 6:1). The Bible does seem t...
1 Corinthians 11:28; 1 Corinthians 13:2; 1 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 8:2;...
Think [δ ο κ ε ι]. Sometimes rendered seems, 1 Corinthians 12:22; 2 Corinthians 10:9; Galatians 2:9; but think is Paul's usual meaning. Comp....
RULES FOR THE RIGHTEOUS Galatians 6:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. We have a message sent to saints. It is all in vain for the unsaved to seek to serve the Saviour. The wicked have never been called into...
The apostle is still directing the Galatians, and enforcing them to express great lenity and tenderness towards such of their brethren as had fallen into sin and error, and particularly cautions them,...