Galatians 3:5

Translations

Modern

Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

Traditional

He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Literal

Therefore, the One supplying to you the Spirit and working miracles among you, is it out of works of the law, or out of hearing of faith—

Latin

Qui ergo tribuit vobis Spiritum, et operatur virtutes in vobis: ex operibus legis, an ex auditu fidei?

Original

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English

Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

Notes

Galatians 3:5

work miracles: See 1 Corinthians 12:4–11. The Holy Spirit is with believers and in the church because they have faith in the good news about Jesus.

Galatians 3:1–5:12

Paul now defends the truth of his message that a right relationship with God comes by faith in Christ alone. He argues against the idea that non-Jewish people must follow the law to be accepted by God.

Galatians 3:1–9

Paul compares the Galatians' spiritual experience (see 3:1 –5) with Abraham's (3:6 –9). He shows that both were made right with God through faith, not by following the law (Ephesians 2:8 –9).

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Paul (Saul) Biblical Law God’s Unified Plan of Salvation Spirit Empowerment The Holy Spirit’s Work The Law and the Spirit

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