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Galatians 6 — Sermon Preparation
Paul calls believers to bear one another's burdens and to sow to the Spirit, then closes by boasting only in the cross of Christ and the new creation. Below is a research summary for Galatians 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Galatians 6 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| θερίζω | therízō | G2325 | 4 | reap |
| περιτέμνω | peritémnō | G4059 | 3 | circumcise |
| σάρξ | sárx | G4561 | 4 | carnal, flesh |
| βαστάζω | bastázō | G941 | 3 | bear, carry, take up |
| σπείρω | speírō | G4687 | 3 | sow, receive seed |
| πνεῦμα | pneûma | G4151 | 4 | ghost, life, spirit, mind |
| κατηχέω | katēchéō | G2727 | 2 | inform, instruct, teach |
How preachers through history handled this text
44 public-domain excerpts on Galatians 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“A new creation to the image of Christ, as showing faith in him, is the greatest distinction between one man and another, and a blessing is declared on all who walk according to this rule. The blessings are, peace and mercy. Peace with God and our conscience, and all the comforts of this life, as far as they are needful. And mercy, an interest in the free love and favour of God in Christ, the spring and fountain of all other blessings. The written word of God is the rule we are to go by, both in its doctrines and precepts. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Galatians 6:16–30 (Public Domain)
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