Galatians 2:21-3:3
New International Version
21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,(A) Christ died for nothing!”[a]
Faith or Works of the Law
3 You foolish(B) Galatians!(C) Who has bewitched you?(D) Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.(E) 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit(F) by the works of the law,(G) or by believing what you heard?(H) 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[b]
Footnotes
- Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.
- 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.
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