Galatians 3:2-5
New American Standard Bible
2 This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by works of [a]the Law, or by (A)hearing [b]with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun [c]by the Spirit, are you now [d]being perfected by the flesh? 4 Did you [e]suffer so many things in vain—(B)if indeed it was in vain? 5 So then, does He who (C)provides you with the Spirit and (D)works [f]miracles among you, do it by works of [g]the Law, or by (E)hearing [h]with faith?
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- Galatians 3:2 Or law
- Galatians 3:2 Lit of faith
- Galatians 3:3 Or with
- Galatians 3:3 Or ending with
- Galatians 3:4 Or experience
- Galatians 3:5 Or works of power
- Galatians 3:5 Or law
- Galatians 3:5 Lit of faith
Galatians 3:2-5
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? 5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles(D) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?(E)
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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