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Summary

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

Bible References

Soweth to his

Romans 6:13
and do not present your members to sin as instruments to be used for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead and your members to God as instruments to be used for righteousness.
Romans 8:13
(for if you live according to the flesh, you will die), but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.
Romans 13:14
Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.
James 3:18
And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.

Reap

Proverbs 22:8
The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.
Jeremiah 12:13
My people will sow wheat, but will harvest weeds. They will work until they are exhausted, but will get nothing from it. They will be disappointed in their harvests because the Lord will take them away in his fierce anger.
Hosea 10:13
But you have plowed wickedness; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your chariots; you have relied on your many warriors.
2 Peter 2:12
But these men, like irrational animals -- creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed -- do not understand whom they are insulting, and consequently in their destruction they will be destroyed,
Revelation 22:11
The evildoer must continue to do evil, and the one who is morally filthy must continue to be filthy. The one who is righteous must continue to act righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be holy."

Soweth to the

Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,
Psalm 126:5
Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed -- whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.
Isaiah 32:20
you will be blessed, you who plant seed by all the banks of the streams, you who let your ox and donkey graze.
James 3:18
And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.

Of the spirit

Matthew 19:29
And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
Luke 18:30
who will not receive many times more in this age -- and in the age to come, eternal life."
John 4:14
But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life."
John 6:27
Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life -- the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him."
Romans 6:22
But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.
1 Timothy 1:16
But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that in me as the worst, Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.
Titus 3:7
And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life."
Jude 1:21
maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.

General references

Proverbs 1:31
Therefore they will eat from the fruit of their way, and they will be stuffed full of their own counsel.
Jeremiah 31:30
Rather, each person will die for his own sins. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb.
Romans 2:6
He will reward each one according to his works:
1 John 2:25
Now this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.

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