Galatians 6:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Because every man is responsible for his part of the work.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἕκαστος γὰρ τὸ ἴδιον φορτίον βαστάσει.

Transliteration

For hekastos the idion phortion bastasei.

Grammar Details

• *hekastos*: nominative, masculine, singular - each one
• *idion*: accusative, neuter, singular - one's own
• *phortion*: accusative, neuter, singular - load/burden
• *bastasei*: future, active, indicative, 3rd singular - will bear/carry

Word Meanings

• *hekastos*: each one/every person
• *idion*: one's own/personal/particular
• *phortion*: load/burden/weight
• *bastasei*: will bear/carry/endure

Referenced Verses

• Jer 32:19 : 19 Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:
• Rom 14:10-12 : 10 But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge. 11 For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God. 12 So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.
• 1 Cor 3:8 : 8 Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.
• 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
• 2 Cor 5:10-11 : 10 For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad. 11 Having in mind, then, the fear of the Lord, we put these things before men, but God sees our hearts; and it is my hope that we may seem right in your eyes.
• Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.
• Rev 20:12-15 : 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, taking their places before the high seat; and the books were open, and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by the things which were in the books, even by their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and Hell gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged every man by his works. 14 And death and Hell were put into the sea of fire. This is the second death, even the sea of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not in the book of life, he went down into the sea of fire.
• Rev 22:12 : 12 See, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man the outcome of his works.
• Ezek 18:4 : 4 See, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son is mine: death will be the fate of the sinner's soul.
• Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he will give to every man the reward of his works.
• Rom 2:6-9 : 6 Who will give to every man his right reward: 7 To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life: 8 But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath, 9 Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;
• Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways. 11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.
• Jer 17:10 : 10 I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.