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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

O foolish (A)Galatians, who bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ (B)was publicly portrayed as crucified? This is the only thing I want to learn from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of [a]the Law, or by [b](C)hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun [c]by the Spirit, are you now [d]being perfected by the flesh? Did you [e]suffer so many things for nothing—(D)if indeed it was for nothing? So then, does He who (E)provides you with the Spirit and (F)works [f]miracles among you, do it by the works of [g]the Law, or by [h](G)hearing with faith?

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  1. Galatians 3:2 Or law
  2. Galatians 3:2 Lit the hearing of faith
  3. Galatians 3:3 Or with
  4. Galatians 3:3 Or ending with
  5. Galatians 3:4 Or experience
  6. Galatians 3:5 Or works of power
  7. Galatians 3:5 Or law
  8. Galatians 3:5 Lit the hearing of faith

Believers Are Abraham’s Children

O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?[a]

Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now trying to reach the goal by the flesh? Did you experience so many things for nothing, if it were indeed for nothing? So then, does the one who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the law? Or does he do it by your believing what you hear—

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  1. Galatians 3:2 Or by the message that creates faith?