Revised Literal Translation
Galatians 5:5
5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Galatians 5:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
- New International Version (NIV)For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Context of Galatians 5:5
3For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 4Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. 7Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
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ἡμεῖς γὰρ πνεύματι ἐκ πίστεως ἐλπίδα δικαιοσύνης ἀπεκδεχόμεθα.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Galatians 5:5
- John 16:8And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
- Ephesians 2:18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
- Genesis 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O Yhwh.
- Psalms 25:3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
- Psalms 62:5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for Yhwh, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
- Lamentations 3:25Yhwh is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- Hosea 12:6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
- Romans 8:24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
- Romans 5:21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Philippians 3:9And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
- 2 Timothy 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Commentaries on Galatians 5:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5For we, Christians, through the Spirit - Through the operation of the Holy Ghost, under this spiritual dispensation of the Gospel, wait for the hope of righteousness - expect that which is the object of our hope, on our being justified by faith in Christ. Righteousness, , may here, as in many other places of St. Paul's epistles, mean justification, and the hope of justification, or the hope excited and inspired by it, is the possession of eternal glory…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For we - We who are Christians. It is a characteristic of the true Christian. Through the Spirit - The Holy Spirit. We expect salvation only by his aid. Wait for - That is, we expect salvation in this way. The main idea is, not that of waiting as if the thing were delayed; it is that of expecting. The sense is, that true Christians have no other hope of salvation than by faith in the Lord Jesus. It is not by their own works, nor is it by any conformity to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Instead of living by faith in the law, we can live by completely trusting in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit helps us become more like what God wants us to be. eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness: We receive God’s righteousness at our salvation (see Romans 5:9–11; 10:10). We receive it in an ongoing way as God's Spirit helps us become more like Jesus (Romans 8:1–14). We receive it fully when Jesus returns and raises us to new life…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. For--proof of the assertion, "fallen from grace," by contrasting with the case of legalists, the "hope" of Christians. through the Spirit--Greek, rather, "by the Spirit": in opposition to by the flesh (Ga 4:29), or fleshly ways of justification, as circumcision and legal ordinances. "We" is emphatical, and contrasted with "whosoever of you would be justified by the law" (Ga 5:4). the hope of righteousness--"We wait for the (realization of the) hope…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Galatians 5
- 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
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