Galatians 3:5

Galatians 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith—
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?—

Context of Galatians 3:5

3Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh? 4Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing? Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe? 6So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” 7Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.

Galatians 3:5 word by word

Ὁ οὖν ἐπιχορηγῶν ὑμῖν τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἐνεργῶν δυνάμεις ἐν ὑμῖν, ἐξ ἔργων νόμου ἢ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως;Read the interlinear

• ·οὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• Doesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• lavishἐπιχορηγέωepichorēgeō · to supplyG2023
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• on youσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• workἐνεργέωenergeō · be activeG1754
• miraclesδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• becauseἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• practiceἔργονergon · workG2041
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• orἤē · orG2228
• hearἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
• believeπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for Galatians 3:5

• Galatians 3:2I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
• 2 Corinthians 3:8will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
• Acts 14:3So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
• Acts 19:11God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
• Romans 15:19by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
• 2 Corinthians 12:12The marks of a true apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
• 2 Corinthians 13:3since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.

Commentaries on Galatians 3:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit - The apostle means himself: he had been the means of conveying the Holy Spirit to them, and by that Spirit he wrought miracles among them; and he did all this, not as a Jew, (for as such he had no power), but he did all as a believer in Christ. The word , which we translate ministereth, is very emphatic, and signifies leading up the chorus, bringing up one after another, adding grace to grace, benefit to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5He therefore that ministereth … - This verse contains substantially a repetition of the argument in Galatians 3:2. The argument is, that the gift of the Holy Spirit to them was not imparted in consequence of the observance of the Law of Moses, but in connection with the preaching of the gospel. By the word “he” in this place, Clarke, Doddridge, Bloomfield, Chandler, Locke and many others, suppose that the apostle means himself Bloomfield says, that it is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5work 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. He ... that ministereth--or "supplieth," God (2Co 9:10). He who supplied and supplies to you the Spirit still, to the present time. These miracles do not prove grace to be in the heart (Mr 9:38, 39). He speaks of these miracles as a matter of unquestioned notoriety among those addressed; an undesigned proof of their genuineness (compare 1Co 12:1-31). worketh miracles among you--rather, "IN you," as Ga 2:8; Mt 14:2; Ep 2:2; Php 2:13; at your conversion…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 3:5

• Faith
• Salvation
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Conclude
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Commentaries on Galatians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings