{Each shall bear his own burden} (	o idion phortion
bastasei). Phortion is old word for ship's cargo ( Ac 27:10 ).
Christ calls his phortion light, though he terms those of the
Pharisees heavy ( Mt 23:4 ), meant for other people. The terms
are thus not always kept distinct, though Paul does make a
distinction here from the ar(885c) in verse  2 .