Charles Spurgeon Commentary Galatians 6:8

"For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life." — Galatians 6:8 (ASV)

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;

He shall reap what flesh turns to in due time: he shall of the flesh reap corruption. What is the end of flesh? The fairest flesh, that ever was moulded from the most beauteous form, ends in corruption; and if we live for the flesh, and sow to it, we shall reap corruption.

But he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.

He shall reap what the Spirit really is, and what the Spirit really generates: life everlasting. Of course, if a man sows tares, he reaps tares. If he sows wheat, he reaps wheat. If we sow to the flesh, we reap corruption. If we sow to the Spirit, we shall reap life everlasting.

Corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit

By faith in Christ – by being led of the Spirit.

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;

That is what always comes to the flesh; it decays and corrupts.

But he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

No corruption shall come to that which belongs to the Spirit: He that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.