Gal 6:8 | NET2full | STEP | because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh , but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit .

Galatians 6:8

8 because the person who sows to his own flesh ^{▼▼tn BDAG 915 s.v. σάρξ 2.c.α states: “In Paul’s thought esp., all parts of the body constitute a totality known as σ. or flesh, which is dominated by sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likew. present, and no good thing can live in the σάρξ…Gal 5:13, 24; …Opp. τὸ πνεῦμα…Gal 3:3; 5:16, 17ab; 6:8ab.”} will reap corruption ^{▼▼tn Or “destruction.”} from the flesh, ^{▼▼tn See the note on the previous occurrence of the word “flesh” in this verse.} but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.