Galatians 6:7
ContextNET © | Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. 1 For a person 2 will reap what he sows, |
NIV © | Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. |
NASB © | Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. |
NLT © | Don’t be misled. Remember that you can’t ignore God and get away with it. You will always reap what you sow! |
MSG © | Don't be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others--ignoring God!-- |
BBE © | Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain. |
NRSV © | Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. |
NKJV © | Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. |
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NET © | Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. 1 For a person 2 will reap what he sows, |
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1 tn Or “is not mocked,” “will not be ridiculed” (L&N 33.409). BDAG 660 s.v. μυκτηρίζω has “of God οὐ μ. he is not to be mocked, treated w. contempt, perh. outwitted Gal 6:7.” 2 tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women. |