Galatians 6:8
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.
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Study Note
The contrast — 'the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life' — applies the agricultural principle of verse 7 to the pneumatological anthropology central to Galatians. The 'flesh' (sarx) in Galatians consistently refers not to physical body but to the human person oriented by self-sufficiency and independence from the Spirit, encompassing the Torah-observance party's trust in circumcision as much as moral vice. 'Eternal life' as the harvest of Spirit-sowing links the present ethical choices of the believer to the ultimate eschatological gift, without making that gift a human achievement. The verse is one of the most compact integrations of eschatology and ethics in Paul, showing that present choices have ultimate consequences within a framework of divine gift rather than mere moral causation.
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For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap life age-during;
Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.
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