Galatians 6:7 (GNV)

Passage

Be not deceiued: God is not mocked: for whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall hee also reape.

Nearby Context

Galatians 6:5 For euery man shall beare his owne burden.

Galatians 6:6 Let him that is taught in the worde, make him that hath taught him, partaker of all his goods.

Galatians 6:7 Be not deceiued: God is not mocked: for whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall hee also reape.

Galatians 6:8 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.

Galatians 6:9 Let vs not therefore be weary of well doing: for in due season we shall reape, if we faint not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "deceiued", "mocked", "whatsoeuer", "soweth", "shall", and "reape". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "deceiued" and "mocked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Let him that is taught in the..." into verse 8's "For hee that soweth to his flesh...", so "deceiued" and "mocked" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "deceiued" and "mocked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.