Galatians 6:7 (YLT)

Passage

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

Nearby Context

Galatians 6:5 for each one his own burden shall bear.

Galatians 6:6 And let him who is instructed in the word share with him who is instructing--in all good things.

Galatians 6:7 Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

Galatians 6:8 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;

Galatians 6:9 and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "astray", "mocked", "sow--that", "shall", and "reap". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "astray" and "mocked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And let him who is instructed in..." into verse 8's "because he who is sowing to his...", so "astray" 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 "astray" and "mocked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.