Galaten 6:8

Staten Vertaling

Want die in zijn eigen vlees zaait, zal uit het vlees verderfenis maaien; maar die in den Geest zaait, zal uit den Geest het eeuwige leven maaien.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
wie op zijn vlees zaait zal daaruit verderf oogsten; wie op zijn geest zaait zal daaruit het eeuwige leven oogsten.

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
wie in zijn eigen vlees zaait, die zal van het vlees de verderfenis oogsten; maar wie in den Geest zaait, die zal van den Geest het eeuwige leven oogsten.

Bible Verse Review
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soweth to his: Romans 6:13, Romans 8:13, Romans 13:14, James 3:18

reap: Proverbs 22:8, Jeremiah 12:13, Hosea 10:13, 2 Peter 2:12, 2 Peter 2:19, Revelation 22:11

soweth to the: Galatians 6:7, Psalms 126:5, Psalms 126:6, Ecclesiastes 11:6, Isaiah 32:20, James 3:18

of the Spirit: Matthew 19:29, Luke 18:30, John 4:14, John 4:36, John 6:27, Romans 6:22, 1 Timothy 1:16, Titus 3:7, Jude 1:21

Reciprocal: Genesis 26:12 - an hundredfold 2 Chronicles 29:11 - negligent Job 4:8 - they that plow Job 13:9 - as one Job 15:31 - for vanity Job 15:35 - conceive Job 22:2 - as he that Job 34:11 - cause Psalms 97:11 - sown Psalms 129:7 - he that bindeth Proverbs 1:31 - General Proverbs 5:22 - His Proverbs 6:14 - soweth Proverbs 11:18 - but Proverbs 14:14 - a good Ecclesiastes 11:1 - for Isaiah 3:10 - they shall eat Isaiah 17:11 - the harvest Jeremiah 4:3 - Break Jeremiah 17:10 - fruit Jeremiah 21:14 - according Jeremiah 31:30 - General Ezekiel 18:22 - in his Ezekiel 33:9 - if thou Micah 7:13 - for Matthew 7:24 - whosoever John 3:21 - that his John 5:29 - done good Romans 2:6 - General Romans 2:11 - General Romans 6:21 - What Romans 6:23 - For the wages Romans 8:6 - to be carnally minded 1 Corinthians 3:8 - and every 1 Corinthians 14:37 - any 2 Corinthians 5:10 - receive Galatians 5:16 - Walk Galatians 5:19 - the works Ephesians 5:6 - no Ephesians 5:11 - unfruitful 1 Timothy 6:19 - Laying Hebrews 10:35 - great 2 Peter 1:4 - having 1 John 2:25 - General 1 John 3:7 - let Revelation 14:13 - and their

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 and support of his family, is to be called sowing to his flesh, nor is he to be called a carnal sower; but he is such an one that pampers his flesh, gratifies and indulges the lusts of it, who minds the things of the flesh, lives after it, and does the works of it, who spends his substance in a luxurious way upon himself and family; or whose whole bent, and study, and employment, is to increase his worldly riches, to aggrandize himself and posterity, to the neglect of his own soul, the interest of religion, the poor of the church, and ministers of the Gospel:

shall of the flesh reap corruption; shall by such carnal methods procure for himself, in this world, nothing but what is corruptible, as silver and gold be, and such treasure as moth and rust corrupt; such substance as will not endure, but is perishing, and may be by one providence or another taken from him; so that all his care in sowing comes to nothing, and is of no advantage to himself, nor to his posterity; see Haggai 1:4, and shall fall into the pit of corruption, and be punished with everlasting destruction, and die the second death in the world to come.

But he that soweth to the Spirit; not his own, but the Spirit of God; or that soweth spiritual things, that minds and savours the things of the Spirit, lives in the Spirit, and walks in the Spirit; that lays out his worldly substance in promoting spiritual things, in encouraging the spiritual ministers of the word, in supporting the interest of spiritual religion, in relieving the poor of Christ's churches, in contributing to the spread of the Gospel, and the administration of the word and ordinances in other places, as well as where he is more immediately concerned:

shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting; in the use of such spiritual means, though not as meritorious, or as causes, he shall attain to, and enjoy eternal happiness in the other world; or of, and by the Spirit of God, by whose grace and strength he sows, and does all the good things he does, by and of him sanctifying him, and making him meet for it, and not of himself, or any works of righteousness done by him, shall he inherit eternal life; which is the pure gift of God through Jesus Christ, and bestowed as a reward of his own grace.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For he that soweth to his flesh - That makes provision for the indulgence of fleshly appetites and passions; see the notes at Galatians 5:19-21. He who makes use of his property to give indulgence to licentiousness, intemperance, and vanity.

Shall of the flesh - From the flesh, or as that which indulgence in fleshly appetites properly produces. Punishment, under the divine government, is commonly in the line of offences. The punishment of licentiousness and intemperance in this life is commonly loathsome and offensive disease; and when long indulged, the sensualist becomes haggard, and bloated, and corrupted, and sinks into the grave. Such, also, is often the punishment of luxurious living, of a pampered appetite, of gluttony, as well as of intemperate drinking. But if the punishment does not follow in this life, it will be sure to overtake the sensualist in the world to come. There he shall reap ruin, final and everlasting.

Corruption -

(1) By disease.

(2) In the grave - the home to which the sensualist rapidly travels.

(3) In the world of woe.

There all shall be corrupt. His virtue - even the semblance of virtue, shall all be gone. His understanding, will, fancy - his whole soul shall be debased and corrupt. No virtue will linger and live on the plains of ruin, but all shall be depravity and woe. Everything in hell is debased and corrupt; and the whole harvest of sensuality in this world and the world to come, is degradation and defilement.

But he that soweth to the Spirit - He who follows the leadings and cultivates the affections which the Holy Spirit would produce; see the notes at Galatians 5:22-23.

Shall of the Spirit - As the result of following the leadings of the Spirit.

Reap life everlasting - See the note at Romans 2:7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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 bad life and go to heaven at last. According as your present life is, so will be your eternal life whether your sowing be to the flesh or to the Spirit, so will your eternal reaping be. To sow, here, means transacting the concerns of a man's natural life. To reap, signifies his enjoyment or punishment in another world. Probably by flesh and Spirit the apostle means Judaism and Christianity. Circumcision of the flesh was the principal rite of the former; circumcision in the heart, by the Spirit, the chief rite of the latter; hence the one may have been called flesh, the other, Spirit. He who rejects the Gospel, and trusts only in the rites and ceremonies of the law for salvation, will reap endless disappointment and misery. He who trusts in Christ, and receives the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit, shall reap life everlasting.