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Galatians 3:2-4
New King James Version
Galatians 3:2-4
New King James Version
2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, (A)or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are you so foolish? (B)Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by (C)the flesh? 4 (D)Have you suffered so [a]many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?
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- Galatians 3:4 Or great
Galatians 3:2-4
New International Version
Galatians 3:2-4
New International Version
2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit(A) by the works of the law,(B) or by believing what you heard?(C) 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[a] 4 Have you experienced[b] so much in vain—if it really was in vain?
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
- Galatians 3:4 Or suffered
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