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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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ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σπείρωνspeirōnhe that sowethσπείρω (speirō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that soweth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.he that sowethεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σάρκαsarkafleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.fleshἑαυτοῦheautoumyἑαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “my”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σαρκὸςsarkosfleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the of-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.the fleshθερίσειtheriseireapθερίζω (therizō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “reap”, an action still aheadG2325I reap, gather, harvest.This verse uses “reap”.reapφθοράνphthorancorruptionφθορά (phthora)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “corruption”, the object formG5356corruption, destruction, decay, rottenness, decomposition.This verse uses “corruption”.corruptionὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butσπείρωνspeirōnhe that sowethσπείρω (speirō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that soweth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.he that sowethεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaSpiritπνεῦμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πνεύματοςpneumatosSpiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritθερίσειtheriseireapθερίζω (therizō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “reap”, an action still aheadG2325I reap, gather, harvest.This verse uses “reap”.reapζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰώνιονaiōnioneverlastingαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “everlasting”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.everlasting

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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;

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

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:

Douay-Rheims

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.

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