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

3How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort? 4Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it? I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ. 6In the same way, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” 7The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Heἐπιχορηγέωepichorēgeō · to supplyG2023
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to youσύsu · youG4771
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• workethἐνεργέωenergeō · be activeG1754
• miraclesδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• byἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• of the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• orἤē · orG2228
• the hearingἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
• of faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for Galatians 3:5

• Galatians 3:2Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 3:8Shouldn’t we expect far greater glory under the new way, now that the Holy Spirit is giving life?
• Acts 14:3But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders.
• Acts 19:11God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles.
• Romans 15:19They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God’s Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum.
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.
• 2 Corinthians 12:12When I was with you, I certainly gave you proof that I am an apostle. For I patiently did many signs and wonders and miracles among you.
• 2 Corinthians 13:3I will give you all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak when he deals with you; he 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

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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