Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Galatians 6:8
For he that soweth to his (g) flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
(g) To the commodities of this present life.
For he that soweth to his (g) flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
(g) To the commodities of this present life.
Verse 8. _HE THAT SOWETH TO HIS FLESH_] In like manner, he that _sows to the flesh_-who indulges his sensual and animal appetites, shall have _corruption_ as the _crop_: you cannot expect to lead a b...
FOR HE THAT SOWETH TO HIS FLESH - That makes provision for the indulgence of fleshly appetites and passions; see the notes at Galatians 5:19. He who makes use of his property to give indulgence to lic...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. Concerning the Restoration of a brother. (Galatians 6:1)_ 2. Concerning Reaping and Sowing. (Galatians 6:6) 3. The conclusion. (Galatians 6:11) Practical exhortations conclude t
GALATIANS 5:13 TO GALATIANS 6:10. Practical appendix to the epistle; in the form of guarding the doctrine of free grace against antinomian abuse....
Last safeguard: the natural law of God's universe stands. Those who propose to make the gospel of grace an excuse for laxity think they can laugh in their sleeves at the Creator, but You-' ve gut to g...
He who is being instructed in the word must share in all good things with him who is giving instruction. Don't deceive yourselves; no one can make a fool of God; whatever a man sows this he will also...
BURDEN-BEARING (Galatians 6:1-5)...
TO. Greek. _eis_. App-104, HIS. his own. OF. Greek. _ek_ App-104. CORRUPTION. Greek. _phthora_. See Romans 8:21, SPIRIT. App-101. SPIRIT. App-101. LIFE. Greek. _zoe_. App-170. EVERLASTING. App-...
These verses, which are an exhortation to the exercise of liberality towards the Teachers of the Church, do not seem to have any obvious connexion with what has gone before. They _may_have been sugges...
A particular application of the general truth just stated. True in the material world, it is equally so in the moral and spiritual. Embracing the whole sphere of human action, it includes the special...
8. St Paul defines what he means by sowing, but leaves the thought of strict identity of the seed, and, like our Lord in Matthew 13, regards the difference of soil into which the seed is cast. ὋΤΙ. T...
13–6:10. PRACTICAL. LIBERTY IS NOT LICENSE BUT SERVICE; NOT THE FLESH BUT THE SPIRIT MUST BE THE AIM OF THE BELIEVER...
7–10. _Show such kindness, for the Harvest will come_ (Galatians 6:7) Refusal to help others is, in reality, mocking God, who does avenge every insult, and bring the harvest of each man’s sowing. (Gal...
ΣΠΕΊΡΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΣΠΕΊΡΩ, _см._ Galatians 6:7. ΦΘΌΡΑ (G5356) испорченность, тление. Никто не будет заботиться о сборе урожая, если все уже сгнило на корню. Тление приводит к смерти (Guth...
DISCOURSE: 2089 THE GROUND OF GOD’S FINAL DECISION Galatians 6:7. _Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of t...
2. MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR THE GOSPEL 6:6-10 TEXT 6:6-8 (6) But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. (7) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for wha...
_VERSE 8. FOR HE THAT SOWETH TO HIS FLESH SHALL OF THE FLESH REAP CORRUPTION; BUT HE THAT SOWETH TO THE SPIRIT SHALL OF THE SPIRIT REAP EVERLASTING LIFE._...
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 'He that soweth unto his own flesh' [ eis (G1519) tee...
5 There is a contrast here between a burden and a load. Burden is from the element meaning _ heavy_. Both of these elements occur together in Mat_23:4 "heavy loads". In Mat_11:30 our Lord did not say...
PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS. THE APOSTLE'S GLORYING 1-5. The nature and requirements of the law of love. PARAPHRASE. '(1) If sin overcome one of your number, try to correct the fault in a temper of gentle...
He who tills the field of the carnal life or that of the spiritual life reaps, in each case, his appropriate fruitage. CORRUPTION] 'a harvest doomed to perish' (Conybeare and Howson). LIFE EVERLASTING...
The farmer in verse 7 harvested the same crops as he sowed. He received what he deserved. And, in our lives, we too receive what we deserve. If we live for ourselves, then God will punish us. Instead,...
CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE GALATIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 6 CHRISTIANS SHOULD HELP EACH OTHER V1 My Christian brothers and sisters, a *sin may overcome someone. Those among you whom the Holy Spir...
(6-10) Special exhortation to liberality in the support of teachers, grounded upon the fact that we shall all receive, in the harvest at the end of the world, according as we have sown during the time...
HE THAT SOWETH TO HIS FLESH. — The seed sown is a man’s actions here on earth. If the object of those actions is merely self-indulgence, they are, as it were, sown in a field the owner of which is the...
CHAPTER 27 SOWING AND REAPING. Galatians 6:6 EACH shall bear his own burden (Galatians 6:5)-but let there be communion of disciple with teacher in all that is good. The latter sentence is clearly in...
Every action produces an effect on the character of the actor corresponding as exactly to its motive as the fruit to the seed. If it springs from selfish desire, it stimulates the growth of evil lusts...
GOD'S JUDGMENT IS UNERRING. THOSE WHO SOW EITHER TO THE FLESH OR TO THE SPIRIT SHALL ALIKE REAP THE HARVEST FOR WHICH THEY HAVE SOWN. BUT FAINT NOT IN WELLDOING, FOR WE SHALL IN DUE TIME REAP LIFE ETE...
OUR OWN AND OTHERS' BURDENS Galatians 6:1 The spirit of the world gloats over sin; the Spirit of Christ leads us to restore the sinner. Our first thought should never be of revenge or contempt, or of...
Having dealt with the conduct of liberty thus broadly, the apostle now made some detailed application of the principles enunciated, giving an important illustration pertinent to the whole question of...
_He that soweth in his flesh, &c. The apostle represents the flesh and the spirit like two fields, on which men sow good or bad seed, according to which they shall reap. (Witham)_...
(6) Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. (7) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (8) For he t...
Galatians 1:1-24. We saw the second of Corinthians characterized by the most rapid transitions of feeling, by a deep and fervent sense of God's consolations, by a revulsion so much the more powerful i...
8._For he that soweth to his flesh_. Having stated the general sentiment, he now divides it into parts. To _sow to the flesh_, is to look forward to the wants of the present life, without any regard t...
Here is the answer to those who then sought, and now seek, to bring in law for sanctification and as a guide: the strength and the rule for holiness are in the Spirit. The law does not give the Spirit...
FOR HE THAT SOWETH TO HIS FLESH,.... Not that taking due care of a man's body, seeking the preservation of its health, providing proper food and raiment for himself, and all necessaries for the good a...
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Ver. 8. _For he that soweth to his flesh_] He that negl...
_Be not deceived_ As if he had said, It is an easy thing for interested men to find excuses for the neglect of this and other liberalities, which are required for the support and propagation of the go...
SOWETH TO HIS FLESH; by the indulgence of the lusts of his flesh. Compare chap Galatians 5:19-21. OF THE FLESH; as the result of sowing to it. REAP CORRUPTION; corruption in the widest sense, the ru...
FOR HE THAT SOWETH TO HIS FLESH SHALL OF THE FLESH REAP CORRUPTION; BUT HE THAT SOWETH TO THE SPIRIT SHALL OF THE SPIRIT REAP LIFE EVERLASTING....
The apostle urges unselfish service:...
CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO FAIL (vs.1-5) The Galatians may have considered themselves spiritual because they were legal-minded. There is a good test for this. What about a person overtaken in a fault? Sha...
DO NOT BE DECEIVED, GOD IS NOT MOCKED; FOR WHATEVER A MAN SOWS, THAT HE WILL ALSO REAP. Don't fool yourself. (vs. 4) God is not fooled. Others will only be fooled temporarily. Eventually, it will b...
6-11 Many excuse themselves from the work of religion, though they may make a show, and profess it. They may impose upon others, yet they deceive themselves if they think to impose upon God, who know...
FOR HE THAT SOWETH TO HIS FLESH; he that layeth out his estate, or spendeth his time and talents, for the gratifying of the flesh; SHALL OF THE FLESH REAP CORRUPTION; shall or may reap some carnal sat...
For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life. [God is not to be deceived by false appearances, and...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I "For he that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well-doing."[7] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV ...
Galatians 6:8 For G3754 sows G4687 (G5723) to G1519 his G1438 flesh G4561 will G2325 of G1537 flesh...
‘Do not be deceived. God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh, will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the...
IN THE END WE MUST FACE UP TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR BEHAVIOUR (GALATIANS 6:7). Paul warns us all to remember that in the end we will have to give account for our behaviour. Walking with Christ is n...
Galatians 6:8. HE THAT SOWETH UNTO (upon) HIS OWN FLESH SHALL FROM THE FLESH REAP CORRUPTION; BUT HE THAT SOWETH UNTO (upon) THE SPIRIT SHALL FROM THE SPIRIT REAP LIFE ETERNAL. GALATIANS 6:7 speaks of...
_Miscellaneous Exhortations_. The Apostle exhorts the Galatians to deal gently with a weak brother, to bear the brother's burden, to be on their guard against conceit, to be liberal to their teachers...
CORRUPTION (φθοραν). For this old word from φθειρω, see on 1 Corinthians 15:42. The precise meaning turns on the context, here plainly the physical and moral decay or rottenness that follows sins o...
Galatians 6:7 Deceived Sowers to the Flesh. I. The first thing which strikes us in the text is the solemnity of the Apostle's warning. He seems to intimate that such is the audacious wickedness of th...
Galatians 6:8 Sowing to the Spirit. I. The natural man has no desire for immortality. This is the desire which is always assumed in the New Testament as lying at the root of all spiritual life, of al...
Galatians 6:6. _Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap._ Pa...
Galatians 6:1. _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._ When Christians fal...
Galatians 6:1. _Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault,_ He is a slow traveler; he is not speeding swiftly on the way to heaven, so the fault overtakes him. Had he been quicker of pace, he might...
CONTENTS: The regenerated life as a brotherhood of believers. CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit, God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: The new life in Christ Jesus is not simply one of being good, but of doing good....
Galatians 6:1. _If a man,_ a brother, _be overtaken in a fault,_ by wine, or passion, or some indiscretion, through surprise, or when off his guard. The offender is a brother, who when so overtaken co...
IF HE PLANTS. Paul may be scolding the Galatians for their selfish use of their money. That is, spending it all on their own pleasures, and not giving a share to the Lord's work (Galatians 6:6). The m...
_Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap._ THE PRESENT SEED-SOWING, DECISIVE OF THE FUTURE HARVEST And I suppose, that nature is full of spiritual ins...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 6:1 Paul illustrates a life of love in the Spirit. ⇐ ⇔...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 6:7 WHATEVER ONE SOWS, THAT WILL HE ALSO REAP. Paul’s reference to “reaping” has in view the blessings of ETERNAL LIFE that belong to the believer as the result of “sowing”...
CHAPTER 6 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. He exhorts the Galatians to good works, especially works of mercy towards Christians, particularly doctors and catechists. He bids them not to seek for the prais...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 6:6. COMMUNICATE UNTO HIM THAT TEACHETH IN ALL GOOD THINGS.—Go shares with him in the good things of this life. While each bears his own burden he must think...
EXPOSITION GALATIANS 6:1 BRETHREN, IF (or, _although_)_ _A MAN BE OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT (ἀδελφοί ἐὰν καὶ προληφθῇ ἄνθρωπος ἔν τινι παραπτέματι);_ brethren_',_ if even a man hath been over...
Bretheren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted (Galatians 6:1). The Bible does seem t...
1 Timothy 1:16; 2 Peter 2:12; 2 Peter 2:19; Ecclesiastes 11:6;...
To his flesh [ε ι ς τ η ν σ α ρ κ α ε α υ τ ο υ]. Rather, his own flesh. Eiv into : the flesh being conceived as the soil into which the seed is cast. Comp. Matthew 13:22. His own, because the idea of...
RULES FOR THE RIGHTEOUS Galatians 6:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. We have a message sent to saints. It is all in vain for the unsaved to seek to serve the Saviour. The wicked have never been called into...
For he that now soweth to the flesh — That follows the desires of corrupt nature. Shall hereafter of the flesh — Out of this very seed. Reap corruption — Death everlasting. But he that soweth to the S...