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A man reaps what he sows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/galatians/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/galatians/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Do not be misled: God is not mocked. For whatever a man might sow, that also he will reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/galatians/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/galatians/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/galatians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/galatians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/galatians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/galatians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not be deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/galatians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this <i>and</i> this only is what he will reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/galatians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows he will also reap,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/galatians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don&#8217t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/galatians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/galatians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You cannot fool God, so don't make a fool of yourself! You will harvest what you plant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/galatians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/galatians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Make no mistake about this: You can never make a fool out of God. Whatever you plant is what you'll harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/galatians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not deceive yourselves; no one makes a fool of God. You will reap exactly what you plant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/galatians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Stop being deceived; God is not to be ridiculed. A person harvests whatever he plants: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/galatians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/galatians/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/galatians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a person sows, that he will also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/galatians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Do not deceive yourselves. God is not to be scoffed at. For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/galatians/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/galatians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not be led astray: God is not mocked; for what a man may sow—that he will also reap,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Do not be misled: God is not mocked. For whatever a man might sow, that also he will reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/galatians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow -- that also he shall reap,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/galatians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man should sow, that also shall he reap.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/galatians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Be not deceived, God is not mocked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/galatians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not choose to wander astray. God is not to be ridiculed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/galatians/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Make no mistake: God is not mocked, for a person will reap only what he sows,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/galatians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/galatians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Do not be deceived; God is not deceived: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/galatians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Do not err; God is not put to shame, for anything that a man sows he reaps.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/galatians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Be not deceived; God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that also shall he reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/galatians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Be not deceived; God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man may sow, that shall he also reap:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/galatians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Be not deceived; God is not to be trifled with: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/galatians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />be not deceived, God will not be mocked: for what a man soweth, that shall he also reap:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Do not deceive yourselves. God is not to be scoffed at. For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/galatians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man sows, the same shall be also reap;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/galatians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Be not deceived, God is not <i>to be</i> mocked: for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/galatians/6-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv8Ri4CeT34?start=1234" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/galatians/6.htm">Carry One Another's Burdens</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: Mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">Do not</a> <a href="/greek/4105.htm" title="4105: planasthe (V-PMM/P-2P) -- To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.">be deceived:</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">is not</a> <a href="/greek/3456.htm" title="3456: myktērizetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- From a derivative of the base of mukaomai; to make mouths at, i.e. Ridicule.">to be mocked.</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">Whatever</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">a man</a> <a href="/greek/4687.htm" title="4687: speirē (V-PSA-3S) -- To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.">sows,</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2325.htm" title="2325: therisei (V-FIA-3S) -- To reap, gather, harvest. From theros; to harvest.">he will reap in return.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">8</span>The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-8.htm">Job 4:8</a></span><br />As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Hosea 8:7</a></span><br />For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Proverbs 22:8</a></span><br />He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16-18</a></span><br />By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a></span><br />Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6</a></span><br />God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-18.htm">James 3:18</a></span><br />Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-18.htm">Proverbs 11:18</a></span><br />The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a></span><br />Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a></span><br />Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. / But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away. / When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-8.htm">1 Corinthians 3:8</a></span><br />He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-25.htm">Colossians 3:25</a></span><br />Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a></span><br />I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap.</p><p class="hdg">not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/6-3.htm">Galatians 6:3</a></b></br> For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-31.htm">Job 15:31</a></b></br> Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/37-9.htm">Jeremiah 37:9</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.</p><p class="hdg">God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-8.htm">Job 13:8,9</a></b></br> Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jude/1-18.htm">Jude 1:18</a></b></br> How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.</p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-8.htm">Job 4:8</a></b></br> Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31</a></b></br> Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm">Proverbs 6:14,19</a></b></br> Frowardness <i>is</i> in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/2-13.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/galatians/6-3.htm">Deceive</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-37.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/galatians/5-18.htm">Led</a> <a href="/acts/17-32.htm">Mocked</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-21.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/john/4-37.htm">Reaps</a> <a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Scoffed</a> <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-37.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">Soweth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">Sows</a> <a href="/acts/17-32.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/galatians/6-3.htm">Tricked</a> <a href="/galatians/2-6.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/galatians/2-6.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_timothy/5-15.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Deceive</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-8.htm">Led</a> <a href="/genesis/19-14.htm">Mocked</a> <a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-18.htm">Reaps</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Scoffed</a> <a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/james/3-18.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Soweth</a> <a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Sows</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-4.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm">Tricked</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-2.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-13.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Galatians 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">He moves them to deal mildly with a brother who has slipped,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">and to bear one another's burden;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-6.htm">to be generous to their teachers,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">and not weary of well-doing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-12.htm">He shows what they intend that preach circumcision.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-14.htm">He glories in nothing, save in the cross of Christ.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/galatians/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do not be deceived:</b><br>This phrase serves as a warning against self-deception and the influence of false teachings. In the context of Galatians, Paul addresses the Galatian church, which was being swayed by Judaizers who insisted on adherence to the Mosaic Law for salvation. The warning is a call to discernment, urging believers to remain steadfast in the truth of the Gospel. This echoes other biblical admonitions against deception, such as in <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9</a> and <a href="/james/1-16.htm">James 1:16</a>, emphasizing the importance of spiritual vigilance.<p><b>God is not to be mocked:</b><br>The concept of mocking God implies a disregard for His authority and justice. In the ancient world, mocking was a serious offense, often associated with rebellion and contempt. This phrase underscores the futility of attempting to deceive or outwit God, who is omniscient and just. It reflects the biblical principle that God cannot be fooled or manipulated, as seen in <a href="/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9</a> and <a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Psalm 2:4</a>. The idea is that God's moral order is inviolable, and any attempt to undermine it will ultimately fail.<p><b>Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return:</b><br>This agricultural metaphor was well understood in the agrarian society of the time. It illustrates the principle of cause and effect, emphasizing personal responsibility and the inevitability of consequences. This concept is rooted in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, such as <a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Proverbs 22:8</a> and <a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Hosea 8:7</a>, which highlight the moral law of sowing and reaping. It also connects to Jesus' teachings in the Gospels, where He often used agricultural imagery to convey spiritual truths, such as in the Parable of the Sower (<a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13:1-23</a>). The principle is a reminder of the justice of God, who ensures that actions, whether good or evil, will yield corresponding outcomes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter to the Galatians, addressing the churches in the region of Galatia.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/galatia.htm">Galatia</a></b><br>A region in modern-day Turkey where the early Christian communities were located. Paul wrote to them to address issues of legalism and to emphasize the gospel of grace.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_galatian_churches.htm">The Galatian Churches</a></b><br>The recipients of Paul's letter, struggling with the influence of Judaizers who insisted on adherence to the Mosaic Law for salvation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_sowing_and_reaping.htm">The Principle of Sowing and Reaping</a></b><br>The metaphor of sowing and reaping is a universal principle that applies to both physical and spiritual realms. Our actions have consequences, and we must be mindful of what we "plant" in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_sovereignty.htm">God's Justice and Sovereignty</a></b><br>God cannot be mocked or deceived. His justice ensures that everyone will face the consequences of their actions, whether good or bad. This should encourage us to live righteously and in accordance with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-deception_and_accountability.htm">Self-Deception and Accountability</a></b><br>The warning against deception implies that we can easily fool ourselves into thinking our actions have no consequences. We must hold ourselves accountable and seek God's wisdom to discern our paths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_by_the_spirit.htm">Living by the Spirit</a></b><br>In the context of Galatians, Paul contrasts living by the flesh with living by the Spirit. Sowing to please the Spirit leads to eternal life, while sowing to please the flesh leads to destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_righteousness.htm">Practical Righteousness</a></b><br>This principle encourages believers to engage in acts of kindness, generosity, and love, knowing that these actions will yield positive spiritual fruit.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/galatians/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Be not deceived; God is not mocked.</span>--It is all very well for you to make large professions to which you do not act up. These may deceive others, but do not let them deceive yourselves. Do not think that God will allow you thus to mock Him.<p>It might seem, perhaps, as if the language of this warning was almost too solemn for the occasion (an exhortation to liberality towards teachers), but the Apostle has in his mind the wider scope that he is going to give to his treatment of the subject. In this--and indeed in all this--"with what measure ye meet, it shall be measured to you again."<p><span class= "bld">Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.</span>--Compare especially <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm" title="But this I say, He which sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully.">2Corinthians 9:6</a> : "This I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully," where the same metaphor is used in reference to the same thing--liberality in almsgiving.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/galatians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Be not deceived</span> (<span class="greek">μὴ πλανᾶσθε</span>). So <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-33.htm">1 Corinthians 15:33</a>. Let nothing lead you astray from the conviction, that in the conformity of your real aims and actual practice with the dictates of God's Spirit, and in that alone, can you hope for eternal life. <span class="cmt_word">God is</span> <span class="cmt_word">not mocked</span> (<span class="greek_word">Qeo\ ou) mukthri/zetai</span>); <span class="accented">God is not derided.</span> The verb <span class="greek">μυκτηρίζειν</span>, to writhe the nostrils (<span class="greek">μυκτῆρας</span>) at one in scorn, to sneer at him, occurs frequently in the Septuagint, rendering different Hebrew words, which denote disdain; as <span class="accented">naatz</span> ("despise"), <a href="/proverbs/1-30.htm">Proverbs 1:30</a>; <span class="accented">bazah</span> ("despise"), <a href="/proverbs/15-20.htm">Proverbs 15:20</a>; <span class="accented">la'ag</span>, "laugh (in derision)," <a href="/psalms/80-6.htm">Psalm 80:6</a>. St. Luke uses it in his Gospel twice (<a href="/luke/16-14.htm">Luke 16:14</a>; <a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Luke 23:35</a>), where it is rendered "deride," "scoff at." It <span class="accented">is</span>, in effect, a "derision" of God when we meet his requirements of real piety and of practical obedience by the presentation of lip-professions and outward shows of religiousness. But the derision will not last long; it cannot hold good, Whatever in our hypocrisy we may pretend, or even after a fashion believe, as to ourselves, the eternal principles of Divine government are sure to work out their accomplishment. Bishop Lightfoot, founding upon the use of the verb <span class="greek">μυκτηρίζειν</span> in Greek authors on rhetoric - with whom it denotes a kind of fine <span class="accented">irony</span>, in which a feeling of contempt is thinly veiled by a polite show of respect - proposes to apply this sense here; and it would well suit the tenor of the passage; but as employed by so Hellenistic a writer as St. Paul it appears safer to interpret the verb simply In the light thrown upon it by the usage of the Septuagint. <span class="cmt_word">For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also</span> <span class="cmt_word">reap</span> (<span class="greek">ο{ γὰρ ἐὰν</span> <span class="greek">σπείρῃ ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει</span>). The word <span class="greek">σπείρῃ</span> may be either an aorist, as in <a href="/ephesians/6-8.htm">Ephesians 6:8</a>," whatsoever good thing each one doeth (<span class="greek">ποιήσῃ</span>);" or a present. The latter seems to agree better with the <span class="greek">ὁ σπείρω</span> of the next verse, and the more pointedly directs attention to one's present immediate behaviour. The reaping-time is either the future life or its starting-point in the" day of the Lord" which determines its future complexion, as in <a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5-16</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a>. The axiom here stated holds good, no doubt, in much that befalls us in the present life, as is forcibly evinced by the late Fred. Robertson's sermon on this text; but this application of it hardly lies in the apostle's present field of view. All human activity is here recited under this image of "sowing," with reference to the consequences which in the day of retribution will infallibly accrue from every part of it. In <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6</a>, however ("He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly," etc.), the idea is applied to pecuniary gifts. Such an application seems to possess a peculiar propriety, founded on the benefits that the giving of money - which, viewed as gold, silver, or copper coins is in itself a dry and useless thing - would be the means of effecting (see vers. 12-15 of the same chapter). But this does not warrant our <span class="accented">limiting</span> the application of the word here to the bestowment of money gifts, though this in the context furnishes the occasion for its introduction; the next verse proves the wider application which the apostle's mind is making of it, not, however, losing sight (vers. 9, 10) of this specific reference. "Whatsoever he is sowing, that shall he reap;" the <span class="accented">quality</span> of the harvest (its quantity does not seem from the next verse to be particularly thought of, as in <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6</a>) is determined by the quality of the seed sown. In the form of expression, the deed which is done is said to be itself received back - received back, that is, in its corresponding reward or punishment. In a similar manner the apostle expresses himself in <a href="/ephesians/6-8.htm">Ephesians 6:8</a>, "Whatsoever good thing each man doeth, this shall he receive again (<span class="greek">κομιεῖται</span>) from the Lord." So of evil doings in <a href="/colossians/3-25.htm">Colossians 3:25</a>, "He that doeth wrong shall receive again the wrong which he did;" and of both good and bad in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a>. These last-cited passages, together with others which will readily occur to the reader, appear to contemplate a reference to be made in the day of judgment to each several action, with an award assigned to each; which view is likewise presented by such utterances of Christ himself as we read in <a href="/matthew/10-42.htm">Matthew 10:42</a>; <a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35, 36, 42, 43</a>. On the other hand, in the passage now before us, the "eternal life," and probably also the "corruption" mentioned in ver. 8, seem to point to the general award, of life or of destruction, which each man shall receive, founded on the review of his whole behaviour (see <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12, 15</a>). This is a somewhat different view of the future retribution from the former. Considering such passages in the light of moral exhortation, we are reminded that in each several action we are taking a step <span class="accented">towards</span> either a happy or a disastrous end - a step which, <span class="accented">if pursued onward in the same direction</span>, will infallibly conduct us to either that happy or that disastrous end. In regard to the relation between the two somewhat differing views of the future retribution above stated, when considered as subjects of speculative inquiry, a few observations may not be out of place here. We need find no difficulty at all in this diversity of representation so far as relates to the good actions of those who shall then be accepted or to the evil actions of those who shall be rejected. But a difficulty does seem to present itself with respect to the evil deeds done, if not before yet after their conversion, by the ultimately accepted, and also with respect to the good deeds done by the ultimately lost. Will the righteous receive the award of their evil deeds? Will the lost receive the award of their good deeds? For there is no righteous man who hath not sinned; as also neither is there an unrighteous man whose life does not show good and laudable actions. A reference to the actual experience of souls in this life suggests, not indeed a complete solution of the difficulty which the nature of the case probably makes impossible to us at devise, but a consideration which helps to lessen our sense of it. It is this . in Christians who have a well-grounded consciousness of perfect reconciliation with God, assured to them even by the seal of the Spirit of adoption, this happy consciousness is, however, perfectly compatible with a vivid remembrance of wrong things done in the past. And this remembrance is perpetually suggestive of sentiments of self-loathing - self-loathing the more bitter in proportion as the soul, by its growing purification through the Spirit, is enabled the more truly to estimate the evil character of those evil deeds. This is exemplified by St. Paul's wailing recollection, near the very end of his course, of those heinous sins of his, committed long years before, against Christ and his Church (<a href="/1_timothy/1-15.htm">1 Timothy 1:15</a>). Now, we cannot conceive of a continuous existence of the soul apart from a continued remembrance of its past experiences. The redeemed, then, in their perfected state after the resurrection, can never become oblivions of those foul blots in their spiritual history; the recollection of them can never cease at once to abase them in their own consciousness and to glorify the grace which has redeemed them. The Divine Spirit itself will still, we may believe, quicken these remembrances; and the infinite benefactions of God, in that state of felicity experienced, will be still heaping fresh coals of fire upon their heads. Their felicity will be no offspring of blindness or misconception in reference to the past; on the contrary, they will know the truth in respect to their own lives in respect to every part of them, with a clearness unattainable in the present state; but they will know the truth too in respect to the intensity of the Divine love. God's love, it is true, cannot shed the light of approval upon those dark spots of their earthly history; cannot shed upon them those felicitating beams of "Well done, good and faithful servant," which will most assuredly flow down upon the acceptable portions of their conduct; that love itself cannot deal with his servants otherwise than according to truth. But the love of God will be clearly seen, cancelling, for Christ's sake, the penal consequences which but for Christ those several wickednesses would have incurred: in those very instances of sinfulness magnifying in each saved one's consciousness the infinite benignity of his Father, which loved him even then, in those very hours of his extremest ill-deserving. If these speculations appear not unreasonable, then they will serve to explain in what way the sinful doings even of those finally accepted will, however, not fail of receiving their award; the award will be there, both in that sense of loss - loss of Divine commendation, which will necessarily accompany the recollection of them; and also in the sense of their debt of punishment, though cancelled. Be we sure our sin will find us out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/galatians/6-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">{Do} not</span><br /><span class="grk">Μὴ</span> <span class="translit">(Mē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be deceived:</span><br /><span class="grk">πλανᾶσθε</span> <span class="translit">(planasthe)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4105.htm">Strong's 4105: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεὸς</span> <span class="translit">(Theos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cannot be mocked.</span><br /><span class="grk">μυκτηρίζεται</span> <span class="translit">(myktērizetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3456.htm">Strong's 3456: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of the base of mukaomai; to make mouths at, i.e. Ridicule.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Whatever</span><br /><span class="grk">ὃ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄνθρωπος</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sows,</span><br /><span class="grk">σπείρῃ</span> <span class="translit">(speirē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will reap in return.</span><br /><span class="grk">θερίσει</span> <span class="translit">(therisei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2325.htm">Strong's 2325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reap, gather, harvest. 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