Galatians 3:2

Faith The Holy Spirit The law

¹ O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

³ Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

⁴ Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
KJV: This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
WEB: I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
ASV: This only would I learn from you. Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
DARBY: This only I wish to learn of you, Have ye received the Spirit on the principle of works of law, or of [the] report of faith?
BLB: I want only to learn this from you⁺: Did you⁺ receive the Spirit out of works of the law or out of hearing of faith?

ÅB: Bare dette vil jeg få vite av dere: Var det ved lov-gjerninger dere fikk Ånden, eller ved troens forkynnelse?
OTB: Jeg vil bare spørre dere om dette: Fikk dere Ånden ved lovgjerninger, eller ved å høre i tro?
B1930: Bare dette vil jeg få vite av eder: Var det ved lov-gjerninger I fikk Ånden, eller ved troens forkynnelse?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Romans 10:16–17
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
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Galatians 3:14
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
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Acts 15:8
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
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Ephesians 1:13–14
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
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Galatians 3:5
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?
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Hebrews 2:4
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
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Acts 8:15
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
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Acts 19:2–6
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
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