Galatians 6:8

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Galatians 6:8

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 satisfaction, of a corruptible, dying, perishing nature. But he that soweth to the Spirit; but he who layeth out his estate, or spendeth his time, strength, talents, whatsoever God hath given him, for the glory of God, in obedience to the commands, motions, and dictates of the Spirit, or the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Galatians 6:6-10

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESGalatians 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 of others, especially in ministering out of his earthly goods to the wants of his spiritual teacher (see 2 Corinthians 11:7; 2 Corinthians 11:11; Philippians 4:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Timothy 5:17-18).Galatians 6:7. God is not mocked.—The verb means to sneer with the nostrils... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Galatians 6:7-8

Galatians 6:7-8 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 the human heart that it has within it so many latent mazes of iniquity that men might be self-deceived either as to their apprehensions of that which was right before God, or as to their own actual condition in His sight; and he tells them that God is not mocked by this pretended service, that to... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Galatians 6:8

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 all growth in holiness. If a man is to sow to the Spirit, he must first believe in spirit; he must believe that he is a spirit, that he is not a mere part of this world, to vanish away and perish like the herb of the field when his day here is over. But the natural man has not this first great... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Galatians 6:7-8

DISCOURSE: 2089THE GROUND OF GOD’S FINAL DECISIONGalatians 6:7-8. 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 the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.SIN and misery are often found to be nearly connected in this life; yet rewards and punishments are not always distributed according to man’s actions. The necessity therefore of a future state of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Galatians 6:1-18

Chapter 6Bretheren, 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 to make a distinction between sins and faults, though I think that the distinction is probably quite narrow. But James said that "if there's any sick among you, let him call for the elders of the church and let them anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord and the prayer of faith will... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 6:1-18

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 confesses his fault, and avows his sorrow. Now, to rebuke him with anger, and treat him with rigour, is not doing as we would wish to be dealt by; and if we so treat him, how keen and how just would his reproaches be, if we ourselves should fall into the same sin. Truly this is an eloquent and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 6:7-8

Galatians 6:7-8Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.The present seed-sowing, decisive of the future harvestAnd I suppose, that nature is full of spiritual instruction, in all its subdivisions and departments, if we had but an eye to see it. And for anything I know, it may be as much the purpose and design of God, to teach us by all the objects and operations in His world and in His works round about us, as it was the object and design of God... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Galatians 6:8

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 life everlasting. Ver. 8. For he that soweth to his flesh ] He that neglecting his poor soul, cares only to feather his nest and to heap up riches. Si ventri bene, si lateri, as Epicurus in Horace; if the belly may be filled, the back fitted, let the soul sink or swim, he takes no thought. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Galatians 6:8

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... read more

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