⁷^tBe not deceived; ^uGod is not ^vmocked: for ^p^wwhatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. ⁸For ^xhe that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap ^ycorruption; but ^xhe that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

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tSee 1 Cor. 6:9.
vSo 1 Esdr. 1:51 (Gk.).
pComp. Rom. 14:12.
x Job 4:8. Prov. 11:18. & 22:8. Hos. 8:7. & 10:12. Rom. 8:13. James 3:18. Comp. Eccles. 11:4. Eph. 5:11.
ySee 1 Cor. 15:42.
x Job 4:8. Prov. 11:18. & 22:8. Hos. 8:7. & 10:12. Rom. 8:13. James 3:18. Comp. Eccles. 11:4. Eph. 5:11.

Cross references

u Job 13:9.
w 2 Cor. 9:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows he will also reap, because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked, for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap, 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.