Galatians 6:8
For he that sows to his own flesh, shall reap corruption from the flesh; but he that sows to the Spirit, from the Spirit shall reap eternal life:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7Be not deceived: God is not mocked; for whatever a man shall sow, that also shall he reap.
9but let us not lose heart in doing good; for in due time, if we do not faint, we shall reap.
Cross References
Job 4:8Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same.
Proverbs 22:8He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.
Isaiah 32:20Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.
Hosea 8:7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; should it sprout, it would yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
Matthew 19:29And every one who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal.
John 4:14but whosoever drinks of the water which I shall give him shall never thirst for ever, but the water which I shall give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into eternal life.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 6:2-11
Tenderness in Reproving; Self-Examination; Spiritual Mindedness and Beneficence. ( a. d. 56.) 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. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in… Read the whole commentary →