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Galatians 6:7–8

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Galatians 6:7

7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Galatians 6:8

8For 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.

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DEFINED WORDS

Galatians 6:7

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

deceived

Misled; led into error; beguiled; cheated; deluded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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whatsoever

Whatever; anything or everything that, without restriction in the stated class.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

soweth

Sows; scatters or plants seed, or initiates actions whose results will later be gathered.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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reap

To cut and gather a crop; by figure, to receive the result or reward of actions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Galatians 6:8

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

soweth

Sows; scatters or plants seed, or initiates actions whose results will later be gathered.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

flesh

The soft substance of the body; also the body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

reap

To cut and gather a crop; by figure, to receive the result or reward of actions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

corruption

Decay, ruin, moral depravity, or the state of being perishable and subject to destruction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

everlasting

Enduring forever or without end; eternal in the person, life, judgment, kingdom, mercy, righteousness, or other reality spoken of.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 7

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:6
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  2. Hosea 10:12
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  3. Job 4:8
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  4. Romans 2:6–10
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  5. 1 Corinthians 15:33
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From verse 8

  1. Romans 8:13
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  2. James 3:18
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  3. 2 Peter 2:19
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  4. Hosea 10:13
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  5. Job 4:8
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