Galatians 6:8

ὅτι ὁ σπείρων εἰς τὴν σάρκα ἑαυτοῦ ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς θερίσει φθοράν ὁ δὲ σπείρων εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος θερίσει ζωὴν αἰώνιον
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.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
ὅτι
G3754 CONJ
hoti
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
  • that, because, since
ὁ
G3588 T-NSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
σπείρων
G4687 V-PAP-NSM
speirō
to scatter, i.e., sow (literally or figuratively)
  • to sow, scatter, seed
    • "metaphorically of proverbial sayings
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
τὴν
G3588 T-ASF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
σάρκα
G4561 N-ASF
sarx
flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)
  • flesh (the soft substance of the living body, which covers the bones and is permeated with blood) of both man and beasts
    • "the body
    • the body of a man
      • "used of natural or physical origin, generation or relationship
      • born of natural generation
      the sensuous nature of man, ___%___the animal nature___%___
      • without any suggestion of depravity
        • "the animal nature with cravings which incite to sin"the physical nature of man as subject to suffering
    a living creature (because possessed of a body of flesh) whether man or beast"the flesh, denotes mere human nature, the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God
ἑαυτοῦ
G1438 F-3GSM
heautou
(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc
  • himself, herself, itself, themselves
ἐκ
G1537 PREP
ek
a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)
  • out of, from, by, away from
τῆς
G3588 T-GSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
σαρκὸς
G4561 N-GSF
sarx
flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)
  • flesh (the soft substance of the living body, which covers the bones and is permeated with blood) of both man and beasts
    • "the body
    • the body of a man
      • "used of natural or physical origin, generation or relationship
      • born of natural generation
      the sensuous nature of man, ___%___the animal nature___%___
      • without any suggestion of depravity
        • "the animal nature with cravings which incite to sin"the physical nature of man as subject to suffering
    a living creature (because possessed of a body of flesh) whether man or beast"the flesh, denotes mere human nature, the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God
θερίσει
G2325 V-FAI-3S
therizō
to harvest
  • to reap, harvest
    • "proverbial expression for sowing and reaping"cut off, destroy
    • as crops are cut down with a sickle
φθοράν
G5356 N-ASF
phthora
decay, i.e., ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively)
  • corruption, destruction, perishing
    • that which is subject to corruption, what is perishable
      • "in the Christian sense, eternal misery in hell
    in the New Testament, in an ethical sense, corruption i.e., moral decay
ὁ
G3588 T-NSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
σπείρων
G4687 V-PAP-NSM
speirō
to scatter, i.e., sow (literally or figuratively)
  • to sow, scatter, seed
    • "metaphorically of proverbial sayings
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
τὸ
G3588 T-ASN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
πνεῦμα
G4151 N-ASN
pneuma
a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
  • a movement of air (a gentle blast
    • of the wind, hence the wind itself
      • "breath of nostrils or mouth
    the spirit, i.e., the vital principal by which the body is animated
    • the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides
      • "the soul
    a spirit, i.e., a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting
    • a life giving spirit
      • "a human soul that has left the body"a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e., an angel
      • used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men
        • "the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ
    of God
    • God's power and agency distinguishable in thought from his essence in itself considered
      • manifest in the course of affairs
        • "by its influence upon the souls productive in the theocratic body (the church) of all the higher spiritual gifts and blessings"the third person of the trinity, the God the Holy Spirit
    the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one
    • the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.
ἐκ
G1537 PREP
ek
a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)
  • out of, from, by, away from
τοῦ
G3588 T-GSN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
πνεύματος
G4151 N-GSN
pneuma
a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
  • a movement of air (a gentle blast
    • of the wind, hence the wind itself
      • "breath of nostrils or mouth
    the spirit, i.e., the vital principal by which the body is animated
    • the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides
      • "the soul
    a spirit, i.e., a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting
    • a life giving spirit
      • "a human soul that has left the body"a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e., an angel
      • used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men
        • "the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ
    of God
    • God's power and agency distinguishable in thought from his essence in itself considered
      • manifest in the course of affairs
        • "by its influence upon the souls productive in the theocratic body (the church) of all the higher spiritual gifts and blessings"the third person of the trinity, the God the Holy Spirit
    the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one
    • the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.
θερίσει
G2325 V-FAI-3S
therizō
to harvest
  • to reap, harvest
    • "proverbial expression for sowing and reaping"cut off, destroy
    • as crops are cut down with a sickle
ζωὴν
G2222 N-ASF
zōē
life (literally or figuratively)
  • life
    • the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate
      • "every living soul
    life
    • of the absolute fullness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God, and through him both to the hypostatic ___%___logos___%___ and to Christ in whom the ___%___logos___%___ put on human nature
      • "life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed, in the portion even in this world of those who put their trust in Christ, but after the resurrection to be consummated by new accessions (among them a more perfect body), and to last for ever
αἰώνιον
G166 A-ASF
aiōnios
perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
  • without beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be
    • "without beginning"without end, never to cease, everlasting

ὅτι ὁ σπείρων εἰς τὴν σάρκα ἑαυτοῦ ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς θερίσει φθοράν ὁ δὲ σπείρων εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος θερίσει ζωὴν αἰώνιον
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.
Cross References

Romans 8:13

εἰ γὰρ κατὰ σάρκα ζῆτε μέλλετε ἀποθνῄσκειν· εἰ δὲ πνεύματι τὰς πράξεις τοῦ σώματος θανατοῦτε ζήσεσθε
13
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

James 3:18

καρπὸς δὲ τῆς δικαιοσύνης ἐν εἰρήνῃ σπείρεται τοῖς ποιοῦσιν εἰρήνην
18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

2 Peter 2:19

ἐλευθερίαν αὐτοῖς ἐπαγγελλόμενοι αὐτοὶ δοῦλοι ὑπάρχοντες τῆς φθορᾶς· ᾧ γάρ τις ἥττηται τούτῳ καὶ δεδούλωται
19
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

Hosea 10:13

חֲרַשְׁתֶּם-רֶשַׁע עַוְלָתָה קְצַרְתֶּם אֲכַלְתֶּם פְּרִי-כָחַשׁ כִּֽי-בָטַחְתָּ בְדַרְכְּךָ בְּרֹב גִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃
13
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

Job 4:8

כַּֽאֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי חֹרְשֵׁי אָוֶן וְזֹֽרְעֵי עָמָל יִקְצְרֻֽהוּ׃
8
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Galatians 6:7

Μὴ πλανᾶσθε θεὸς οὐ μυκτηρίζεται ὃ γὰρ ἐὰν σπείρῃ ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει·
7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Romans 13:14

ἀλλ' ἐνδύσασθε τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν καὶ τῆς σαρκὸς πρόνοιαν μὴ ποιεῖσθε εἰς ἐπιθυμίας
14
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Romans 6:21

τίνα οὖν καρπὸν εἴχετε τότε ἐφ' οἷς νῦν ἐπαισχύνεσθε τὸ γὰρ τέλος ἐκείνων θάνατος
21
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

Proverbs 22:8

זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה ‫(יקצור)‬ יִקְצָר-אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃
8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

John 4:36

καὶ ὁ θερίζων μισθὸν λαμβάνει καὶ συνάγει καρπὸν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἵνα καὶ ὁ σπείρων ὁμοῦ χαίρῃ καὶ ὁ θερίζων
36
And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

Revelation 22:11

ὁ ἀδικῶν ἀδικησάτω ἔτι καὶ ὁ ῥυπῶν ῥυπωσάτω ἔτι καὶ ὁ δίκαιος δικαιωθήτω ἔτι καὶ ὁ ἅγιος ἁγιασθήτω ἔτι
11
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

Psalms 126:5

הַזֹּרְעִים בְּדִמְעָה בְּרִנָּה יִקְצֹֽרוּ׃
5
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Jude 1:21

ἑαυτοὺς ἐν ἀγάπῃ Θεοῦ τηρήσατε προσδεχόμενοι τὸ ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον
21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

John 6:27

ἐργάζεσθε μὴ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν ἀπολλυμένην ἀλλὰ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν μένουσαν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἣν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὑμῖν δώσει· τοῦτον γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ἐσφράγισεν ὁ θεός
27
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Jeremiah 12:13

זָרְעוּ חִטִּים וְקֹצִים קָצָרוּ נֶחְלוּ לֹא יוֹעִלוּ וּבֹשׁוּ מִתְּבוּאֹתֵיכֶם מֵחֲרוֹן אַף-יְהוָֽה׃
13
They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

Romans 6:13

μηδὲ παριστάνετε τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν ὅπλα ἀδικίας τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ἀλλὰ παραστήσατε ἑαυτοὺς τῷ θεῷ ὡς ἐκ νεκρῶν ζῶντας καὶ τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν ὅπλα δικαιοσύνης τῷ θεῷ
13
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Matthew 19:29

καὶ πᾶς ὅς ἀφῆκεν οἰκίας ἢ ἀδελφοὺς ἢ ἀδελφὰς ἢ πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ἢ γυναῖκά ἢ τέκνα ἢ ἀγροὺς ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός μου ἑκατονταπλασίονα λήψεται καὶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσει
29
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Hosea 8:7

כִּי רוּחַ יִזְרָעוּ וְסוּפָתָה יִקְצֹרוּ קָמָה אֵֽין-לוֹ צֶמַח בְּלִי יַֽעֲשֶׂה-קֶּמַח אוּלַי יַֽעֲשֶׂה זָרִים יִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃
7
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

בַּבֹּקֶר זְרַע אֶת-זַרְעֶךָ וְלָעֶרֶב אַל-תַּנַּח יָדֶךָ כִּי אֵֽינְךָ יוֹדֵע אֵי זֶה יִכְשָׁר הֲזֶה אוֹ-זֶה וְאִם-שְׁנֵיהֶם כְּאֶחָד טוֹבִֽים׃
6
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Luke 18:30

ὃς οὐ μὴ ἀπολάβῃ πολλαπλασίονα ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ καὶ ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τῷ ἐρχομένῳ ζωὴν αἰώνιον
30
Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
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