Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Galatians 6:7

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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God is not mocked--The Greek verb is, literally, to sneer with the nostrils drawn up in contempt. God does not suffer Himself to be imposed on by empty words: He will judge according to works, which are seeds sown for eternity of either joy or woe. Excuses for illiberality in God's cause (Gal 6:6) seem valid before men, but are not so before God (Psa 50:21). soweth--especially of his resources (Co2 9:6). that--Greek, "this"; this and nothing else. reap--at the harvest, the end of the world (Mat 13:39).

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