Verse List for GAL 6:8

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OET (OET-RV) Anyone who sows seed to feed their earthly desires will harvest earthly corruption, but whoever sows spiritual seeds will harvest eternal life from the spirit.

OET-LV Because the one sowing to the flesh of _himself, will _be _reaping corruption from the flesh, but the one sowing to the spirit, will _be _reaping eternal life from the spirit.

ULT For the one sowing to his own flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction. But the one sowing to the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

UST Those who do what their sinful selves want to do will experience the result of doing so. God will punish them forever. But those who please the Holy Spirit will experience the result of doing so. The Holy Spirit will enable them to live forever with God.

BSB & MSB 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.

BLB For the one sowing to his own flesh, from the flesh will reap decay. But the one sowing to the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

AICNT because the one sowing to their own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one sowing to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

OEB For the person who sows the field of their earthly nature will from that earthly nature reap corruption; while the one who sows the field of the spirit will from that spirit reap eternal life.

WEBBE & WMBB For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

NET because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

LSV because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh will reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit will reap continuous life;

FBV If you sow according to your sinful human nature, from that nature you'll reap self-destruction. But if you sow according to the Spirit, from the Spirit you'll reap eternal life.

TCNT For he who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but he who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

T4T God will punish eternally those who do what their self-directed natures urge them to do. But those who please God’s Spirit will live forever with God because of what God’s Spirit does for them.

LEB because the one who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

BBE 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.

Moff he who sows for his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, and he who sows for the Spirit will reap life eternal from the Spirit.

Wymth He who sows in the field of his lower nature, will from that nature reap destruction; but he who sows to serve the Spirit will from the Spirit reap the Life of the Ages.

ASV 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.

DRA For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he that soweth in his flesh, of the flesh also shall reap corruption. But he that soweth in the spirit, of the spirit shall reap life everlasting.

YLT 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;

Drby For he that sows to his own flesh, shall reap corruption from the flesh; but he that sows to the Spirit, from the Spirit shall reap eternal life:

RV 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.
(For he that soweth/sows unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth/sows unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.)

SLT For he sowing to his flesh of the flesh shall reap corruption; but he sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap eternal life.

Wbstr For he that soweth to his flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall from the Spirit reap life everlasting.

KJB-1769 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.
(For he that soweth/sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth/sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.)

KJB-1611 For hee that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reape corruption: but he that soweth to the spirit, shall of the spirit reape life euerlasting.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps For he that soweth into his flesshe, shal of the flesshe reape corruption: But he that soweth into the spirite, shall of the spirite reape lyfe euerlastyng.
(For he that soweth/sows into his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption: But he that soweth/sows into the spirit, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.)

Gnva For hee that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reape corruption: but hee that soweth to the spirit, shall of the spirit reape life euerlasting.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Cvdl He that soweth vpon the flesh, shal of the flesh reape destruccion: But he that soweth vpon ye sprete, shal of the sprete reape life euerlastinge.
(He that soweth/sows upon the flesh, shall of the flesh reap destruction: But he that soweth/sows upon ye/you_all spirit, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.)

TNT He that soweth in his flesshe shall of the flesshe reepe corrupcion. But he that soweth in the sprete shall of the sprete reepe lyfe everlastinge.
(He that soweth/sows in his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption. But he that soweth/sows in the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.)

Wycl for tho thingis that a man sowith, tho thingis he schal repe. For he that sowith in his fleisch, of the fleisch he schal repe corrupcioun; but he that sowith in the spirit, of the spirit he schal repe euerelastynge lijf.
(for those things that a man soweth/sows, those things he shall repe. For he that soweth/sows in his flesh, of the flesh he shall reap corrupcioun; but he that soweth/sows in the spirit, of the spirit he shall reap everlasting life.)

Luth Wer auf sein Fleisch säet, der wird von dem Fleisch das Verderben ernten; wer aber auf den Geist säet, der wird von dem Geist das ewige Leben ernten.
(Who on/in/to be flesh sows, the/of_the becomes from to_him flesh the spoiling_(one) harvest(v); who but on/in/to the spirit sows, the/of_the becomes from to_him spirit the eternal life harvest(v).)

ClVg Quæ enim seminaverit homo, hæc et metet. Quoniam qui seminat in carne sua, de carne et metet corruptionem: qui autem seminat in spiritu, de spiritu metet vitam æternam.[fn]
(Which because seminaverit man, these_things and will_reap. Since who/which sows in/into/on flesh/meat his_own, from/about flesh/meat and will_reap corruption: who/which however sows in/into/on in_spirit, from/about in_spirit will_reap life eternal.)

SR-GNT Ὅτι ὁ σπείρων εἰς τὴν σάρκα ἑαυτοῦ, ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς θερίσει φθοράν, ὁ δὲ σπείρων εἰς τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα, ἐκ τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος θερίσει ζωὴν αἰώνιον. ‡

UGNT ὅτι ὁ σπείρων εἰς τὴν σάρκα ἑαυτοῦ, ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς θερίσει φθοράν; ὁ δὲ σπείρων εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα, ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος θερίσει ζωὴν αἰώνιον.

SBL-GNT ὅτι ὁ σπείρων εἰς τὴν σάρκα ἑαυτοῦ ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς θερίσει φθοράν, ὁ δὲ σπείρων εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος θερίσει ζωὴν αἰώνιον.

RP-GNT Ὅτι ὁ σπείρων εἰς τὴν σάρκα ἑαυτοῦ, ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς θερίσει φθοράν· ὁ δὲ σπείρων εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα, ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος θερίσει ζωὴν αἰώνιον.

TC-GNT ὅτι ὁ σπείρων εἰς τὴν σάρκα ἑαυτοῦ, ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς θερίσει φθοράν· ὁ δὲ σπείρων εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα, ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος θερίσει ζωὴν αἰώνιον.