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 ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? 4Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it is yet in vain. He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he this by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7Know ye therefore that they who are of faith, the same are the children 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

• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ministerethἐπιχορηγέωepichorēgeō · to supplyG2023
• youὑμῖνhumin · to youG5213
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• workethἐνεργέωenergeō · be activeG1754
• miraclesδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• byἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• orἤē · orG2228
• hearingἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for Galatians 3:5

• Galatians 3:2This only would I learn from you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
• 2 Corinthians 3:8How shall not the ministration of the Spirit be more glorious?
• Acts 14:3A long time therefore they abode speaking boldly in the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
• Acts 19:11And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
• Romans 15:19Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and all around to Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
• 2 Corinthians 10:4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
• 2 Corinthians 12:12Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
• 2 Corinthians 13:3Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who toward you is not weak, but is mighty in 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