Galatians 6:7 KJV — MannaFest

Galatians 6:7

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

KJV

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ASV

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

WEB

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

YLT

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

DBT

Be not deceived:God is not mocked; for whatever a man shall sow, that also shall he reap.

About this book

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Galatians — Paul's gospel defended against a different gospel. Biography, then argument, then ethics — the Magna Carta of Christian liberty.

Author: Paul (1:1), no co-sender
Date: c. AD 48–49 (south-Galatia view) or c. AD 53–55 (north-Galatia view)

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2 Corinthians 9:6
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Hosea 10:12
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Job 4:8
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Romans 2:6–10
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

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In the latter he revives the main design of the epistle, which was to fortify the Galatians against the arts of their judaizing teachers, and confirm them in the truth and liberty of the gospel, for which purpose he, I.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Our present time is seed-time: in the other world there will be a great harvest; and, as the husbandman reaps in the harvest according as he sows in the seedness, so we shall reap then as we sow now.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

God is not mocked--The Greek verb is, literally, to sneer with the nostrils drawn up in contempt. God does not suffer Himself to be imposed on by empty words: He will judge according to works, which are seeds sown for eternity of either joy or woe.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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