7
Do
not be deceived,
]
deceived… (Pres, pass, imp)
G4105 - planaō: to cause to stray; metaph. to
lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive
nlt--misled
“The construction is present imperative in a
prohibition, which forbids the continuance of an action already going on.”
--Wuest Word Studies
! “Do not be deceived” was a familiar phrase in ancient
moral exhortation.”
--IVPBBC
God is
not mocked;
]
mocked… G3456 (pres, pass,
indicative) - myktērizō: "to
turn up the nose, to ridicule, to ignore, to sneer."
--Wuest Word Studies / “ a rare
verb.” –AT Robertson
/ “It comes from μυκτηρ [muktēr] (nose)” --Vincent
/ “…if we can translate ‘turn up the
nose at’, the original Greek meaning will be kept in English.” --RA Cole in TCNT
Prov
1.30 They would have none of my counsel,
And despised my every rebuke.
! “The
thought which Paul wishes to press home to the Galatians is that it is vain to
think that one can outwit God by reaping a harvest different from that which a
person has sown.” --Wuest
Word Studies
! “You
cannot cheat Him by your fair confessions.” --JB Lightfoot
for whatever a man sows, that he will
also reap.
]
whatever…
“Indefinite relative clause with ἐαν [ean] and the active subjunctive (either aorist or present, form
same here).” --AT Robertson
]
sows… G4687 (pres, act, subj) - speirō:
sows
]
reap… G2325 (fut, act, indicative) - therizō: Lit. “to reap” (from θέρος,
“summer”); b. figur. of the “reaping of a harvest,” - “esp. of the consequences
of an act.” --TDNT
! “It
is not the reapers who decide what the harvest is going to be like.” --JRW Scott in Only One Way
8 For he who sows to his flesh will
of the flesh reap corruption,
]
to… “eις into: the flesh being conceived as the
soil into which the seed is cast. Comp. Matt. 13:22. His own, because the idea
of personal, selfish desire is involved.” --AT Robertson
“from eis (εiς),
which latter is not used here in its local use, for instance where seed is
dropped into the ground, but in the sense of “with a view to.” Sowing with a
view to the evil nature refers to the act of a person choosing those courses of
conduct that will gratify the cravings of the totally depraved nature.” .”
--Wuest
Word Studies
]
his own…
G1438 - heautou:
himself, herself, itself, themselves
]
flesh… G4561
- sarx: flesh (the soft substance of
the living body, which covers the bones and is permeated with blood) of both
man and beasts; fig. denotes mere human
nature, the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore
prone to sin and opposed to God
niv84—sinful nature;
wuestnt—evil nature; nlt—sinful nature
! “Judaizers
… their teachings stressed a salvation-by-works religion, which glorifies
man, not God, and which allows him to go on in his sin while seeking to buy
the favor of God by his so-called good works.” --Wuest Word Studies
]
corruption… G5356 - phthora:
decay, i.e., ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively); in the
NT, in an ethical sense, corruption i.e. moral decay but he who sows to the
Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.
niv—destruction; nlt—decay and death;
!
So here the opposite of phthoran, corruption, is zoēn aiōnion, eternal life, one of the many biblical expressions for salvation.” --RA
Cole in TCNT
& 1 Corinthians 15.42ff
42
So also is the resurrection of the dead.
The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. 43
It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in
glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. 44
It is sown a natural body, it is raised a
spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45
And so it is written, "The first man
Adam became a living being." The last Adam became a
life-giving spirit. 46
However, the spiritual is not first, but
the natural, and afterward the spiritual. 47
The first man was of the earth, made of
dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.
but he who sows to the Spirit will
of the Spirit reap everlasting
life.
]
sows… (pres, act, part)
]
reap… G2325 (fut, act, indicative) -
therizō: Lit. “to reap” (from θέρος,
“summer”); b. figur. of the “reaping of a harvest,” - “esp. of the consequences
of an act.” --TDNT
]
everlasting…
G166 - aiōnios: perpetual
(also used of past time, or past and future as well) / "undefined because
endless as in Rom 16:26, and the other sixty-six places in the NT. " -- Vine's Exp. Dict.
nasb,
rsv, esv, niv84, wuestnt—eternal
! “Betz is right in saying that this is an ‘eschatological
warning’: all references to ‘harvest” in Scripture seem to point to the last
day. But Christian experience can be described as ‘entered eschatology’: the
first fruits of this eschatological harvest of good or ill are reaped even in
this life.” --RA Cole in TCNT
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“If a person sows
to please his sinful nature, that is, if he spends his money to indulge the
flesh, he will reap a harvest that
will fade into oblivion. On the other hand if he uses his funds to support the
Lord’s work, or sows to please the
Spirit, and promotes his own spiritual growth, he will reap a harvest that will last forever. Though a broader
application of the principle is legitimate it seems clear that Paul was dealing
primarily with the question of financial support of Christian workers in the
Galatian churches.”
--DK Campbell in BKC
9 And let
us not grow weary
while doing good,
“Let us not slacken our exertions by reason of the
weariness that comes with prolonged effort in habitually doing that which is
good.” --wuestnt
]
grow weary… G6023 (pros, act, subj) - egkakeō:
to be (bad or) weak, i.e., (by implication) to fail (in heart); to be utterly spiritless, to be wearied out,
exhausted
kjv—be weary;
nkjv, rsv, esv—grow weary; niv84—become weary;
nlt--get tired;
nasb—lose heart; wuestnt--slacken our exertions by reason of weariness;
]
doing … G4160 (pres, act, part) - poieō: to make or do (in a very wide
application, more or less direct)
]
good… G2570 - [καλός] kalos: "expresses beauty, and beauty
contemplated from a point of view especially dear
to the Greek mind, namely as the harmonious completeness, the balance,
proportion" --Trench
for in due season we shall reap if we do
not lose heart.
]
due…
G2398 - idios: pertaining to
self, i.e., one's own; by implication, private or separate
nasb—in due time;
niv84—proper time; wuestnt—in a season which in its character is
appropriate; nlt—at just the right time;
]
season… G2540 - kairos:
a fixed and definite time, the time when things are brought to crisis, the
decisive epoch waited for; opportune or seasonable time; at just the right time
nasb,
niv84, nlt--time;
! “In Greek, chronos is usually held to be ‘time in the abstract’, while kairos means ‘the right time’ for
anything, and so both ‘opportunity’ and ‘due season’, although the distinction
may not be absolute (so James Barr in Semantics of Biblical Language).
--RA Cole in TCNT
]
we shall reap… (fut, act, indicative)
]
do lose heart… G1590 (pres, pass, part) - eklyō:
1. to loose, unloose, to set free; 2. to dissolve, metaphorically, to weaken,
relax, exhaust; to have one's strength
relaxed, to be enfeebled through exhaustion, to grow weak, grow weary, be tired
out; to despond, become faint hearted.
nasb—grow weary;
“The
word faint is from ekluo (eκλυο)
which was used of reapers overcome by heat and toil. The word means “to relax
effort, to become exhausted physically.” --Wuest Word Studies
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! “Sometimes spiritual fainting is caused by a lack of
devotion to the Lord. It is interesting to contrast two churches that are
commended for “work, labor, and patience” (1 Thes. 1:3; Rev. 2:2). The church
at Ephesus had actually left its first love and was backslidden (Rev. 2:4–5).
Why? The answer is seen in the commendation to the Thessalonian church: “Work
of faith, labor of love, patience of hope.” Not just work, labor, and patience,
but the proper motivation: “faith, love, and hope.” How easy it is for
us to work for the Lord, but permit the spiritual motivation to die. Like
the priests of Israel that Malachi addressed, we serve the Lord but complain,
“Behold, what a weariness is it” (Mal. 1:13).” --W.
Wiersbe in BEC
& Hebrews 10.23-25 Let us
hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is
faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to
stir up love and good works, 25
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves
together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the
more as you see the Day approaching.
& 2 Corinthuas 9:6ff
6 But
this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows
bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So
let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity;
for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And
God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all
sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
10
Therefore,
as we have opportunity, let us do [the] good to all, especially to those who
are
of the household of [the] faith.
Have… (pres, act, ind)
]
opportunity… G2540 - kairos:
a fixed and definite time, the time when things are brought to crisis, the
decisive epoch waited for; opportune or seasonable time, the right time
nasb—opportunity
! “Well then, whenever we have opportunity, let us work for
the common good, especially for the good of those who are our blood-relatives
in the Christian faith.”
--RA Cole in TCNT
]
do…
G2038 (pres, mid/pass, subj) - ergazomai:
to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in
or with, etc
nasb--let us do; wuestnt— let us be working that which is good to all,
]
good… G18
- agathos: "good" (in any
sense, often as noun) “describes that
which, being "good" in its character or constitution, is beneficial
in its effect; it is used”
--Vine’s Exp. Dict.
! “The
word good is preceded by the article. It is not merely what may be good
in character as judged by anybody’s standards, but the good spoken of in the
context, good which is the product of the work of the Holy Spirit through
the saint.” --Wuest Word Studies
! “Actually, the Christian’s good
works are a spiritual sacrifice that he gives to the Lord (Heb. 13:16).” --W.
Wiersbe in BEC
& Heb. 13:16 For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the
one to come. 15
Therefore by Him let us continually offer
the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks
to His name. 16
But do not forget to do good and to
share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
]
to all… G3956 - pas:
1. individually--each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things,
everything; 2. collectively--some of all
types
nasb—all
people;
]
especially… G3122 - malista:
(adverbially) most (in the greatest degree) or particularly
]
household… G3609 – [οἰκεῖος] oikeios: belonging to a house (domestic)
or family (kindred); belonging to, adherents of
Eph. 2.19 "Now therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household [οἰκεῖοι - oikeioi] of
God; "
1 Tim. 5.8 “But if any provide not for his own, and
specially for those of his own house [οἰκείων - oikeiōn], he hath denied
the faith..."
nasb--those who are of
the household of the faith;
niv84--family of believers; nlt—family of faith…
]
faith… ! "The definite article precedes the word
faith. The expression refers to those who belong to the Faith, the Christian
Faith.” --Wuest Word Studies
‘those who are related to us by
a [sic the] common faith’ --RA Cole in TCNT
! “It
is easier to write out a check for a starving child halfway around the world
than to share the burden of our next-door neighbor who talks too much.” --Eugene Peterson in Traveling Light via Chuck Swindoll
! “The
check for the starving child must still be written and the missionary sent, but
as an extension of what we are doing at home, not as an exemption from
it.” --Eugene
Peterson in Traveling Light via Chuck
Swindoll
& 1 Timothy5.4, 16
4
But if any widow has children or
grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay
their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God.
16
If any believing man or woman has widows,
let them relieve them, and do not let the church be burdened, that it may
relieve those who are really widows.
! “The neb may be right, however, in
translating the last phrase as ‘Let us work for the good of all’, rather than
do good to all men. But this is only a minor point of interpret tation,
not affecting the main issue of the plain duty of a Christian.” --RA Cole in TCNT
! “Well then, whenever we have opportunity, let us work for
the common good, especially for the good of those who are our
blood-relatives in the Christian faith.”
--RA Cole in TCNT
