Galatians 3:5-7

Amplified Bible

⁵So then, does He who supplies you with His [marvelous Holy] Spirit and works miracles among you, do it as a result of the works of the Law [which you perform], or because you [believe confidently in the message which you] heard with faith?

⁶Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, [as conformity to God’s will and purpose—so it is with you also].^(A) ⁷So understand that it is the people who live by faith [with confidence in the power and goodness of God] who are [the true] sons of ^[a]Abraham.

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Footnotes

Galatians 3:7 Abraham was justified [declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty] and declared righteous by God on the basis of his faith alone long before the Law and the ritual of circumcision were ever given to Moses.

Galatians 3:5-7

New International Version

⁵So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles^(A) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?^(B) ⁶So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”^[a]^(C)

⁷Understand, then, that those who have faith^(D) are children of Abraham.^(E)

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