What Does Galatians 6:7 Mean in the King James?
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The future harvest is already implicit in what you plant.
THE MEANING
What you set in motion keeps growing beyond the moment you choose it. Its harvest carries the nature of the seed, and no denial can make the planting unreal.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
This undoes the belief that an action disappears when the moment passes or that its consequences can simply be dismissed.
THE ROOT
σπείρῃ
speirē
GROWS FROM
σπειρ-
speir-
to sow or scatter seed
“soweth” in this verse is speirē. Sowing belongs to a seed-family: it is the placement of life with the capacity to multiply. What you plant persists in the harvest it forms.
ALSO GROWS
sperma: seed; offspring
σπέρμα
The seed is both what is sown and the beginning of what multiplies, so the act carries the shape of a later harvest.
spora: sowing; seed sown
σπορά
This branch keeps the seed and the act of sowing together, showing that the harvest begins in the planting.
θερίσει
therisei
GROWS FROM
θεριζ-
theriz-
to reap or harvest grain
“reap” in this verse is therisei. The harvest is the visible completion of what planting began. It reveals the seed’s kind; it does not arrive disconnected from it.
ALSO GROWS
therismos: harvest
θερισμός
The harvest names the outcome toward which sowing moves.
theristēs: harvester; reaper
θεριστής
The reaper gathers what the planted field has brought to maturity.
THE PATTERN
What is planted takes time, but its harvest bears the character of its seed.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.THE THREAD
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.The next verse uses the same words for sowing and reaping, then names two fields and their harvests. The image becomes precise: the outcome takes its character from what receives the seed.
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