“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. — Paul invokes the immutable law of harvest ('aparche' implies first-fruits, but the saying is about sowing): 'speirō' (sow) and 'therizo' (reap) establish a moral-spiritual causality; God is not 'mukterizo' (mocked, scorned), i.e., his moral governance cannot be evaded by sham or self-deception.
Church Fathers on Galatians 6:7
“But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teaches in all good things.” Here he proceeds to discourse concerning Teachers, to the effect that they ought to be tended with great assiduity by their disciples. Now what is the reason that Christ so commanded? For this law, “that they which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel,” 1 Corinthians 9:14 is laid down in the New Testament; and likewise in the Old, Numbers 31:47; 35:1-8 many revenues accrued…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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