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Galatians 6:8–9

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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.

Galatians 6:9

9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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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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Galatians 6:9

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

weary

To reduce or exhaust the physical strength of the body; to tire; to fatigue.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

well

In a good, right, or healthy manner or condition; also a deep source of water, according to context.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

season

An appointed time or period; as a verb, to prepare, mature, or make suitable.

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)

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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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From verse 9

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:58
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  2. 2 Thessalonians 3:13
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  3. Isaiah 40:30–31
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  4. Hebrews 10:35–39
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  5. Hebrews 12:3
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