Galatians 6:6
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Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.
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From the mention of bearing one another's burdens, he passes to one way in which those burdens may be borne--by ministering out of their earthly goods to their spiritual teachers. The "but" in the Greek, beginning of this verse, expresses this: I said, Each shall bear his own burden; BUT I do not intend that he should not think of others, and especially of the wants of his ministers. communicate unto him--"impart a share unto his teacher": literally, "him that teacheth catechetically." in all good things--in every kind of the good things of this life, according as the case may require (Rom 15:27; Co1 9:11, Co1 9:14).
Open source ↗This chapter chiefly consists of two parts. In the former the apostle gives us several plain and practical directions, which more especially tend to instruct Christians in their duty to one another, and to promote the communion of saints in love (Gal 6:1-10). In the latter he revives the main design of the epistle, which was to fortify the Galatians against the arts of their judaizing teachers, and confirm them in the truth and liberty of the gospel, for which purpose he, I. Gives them the true character of these teachers, and shows them from what motives, and with what views, they acted (Gal 6:11-14). And, II. On the other hand he acquaints them with his own temper and behaviour. From both these they might easily see how little reason they had to slight him, and to fall in with them. And then he concludes the epistle with a solemn benediction.
Open source ↗6:6-10 In financially supporting those who teach them God’s message (6:6), believers harvest a spiritual crop. 6:6 Supporting Christian teachers applies 5:13 and 6:2 (cp. 1 Tim 5:17-18).
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