Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
I simply want to ask you one thing: did you receive the Spirit by doing what the Law commands or by believing the gospel message?
New American Standard Bible
This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of
King James Version
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Holman Bible
I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?
International Standard Version
I want to learn only one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the actions of the Law or by believing what you heard?
A Conservative Version
I only want to learn this from you. Did ye receive the Spirit from works of law, or from a listening ear of faith?
American Standard Version
This only would I learn from you. Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Amplified
This is all I want to ask of you: did you receive the [Holy] Spirit as the result of obeying [the requirements of] the Law, or was it the result of hearing [the message of salvation and] with faith [believing it]?
An Understandable Version
The only thing I would like to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Holy Spirit [into your lives] by [meeting the requirements of] the law of Moses or by hearing [and obeying the message] of faith [in Christ]?
Anderson New Testament
This only I wish to learn of you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by the hearing of faith?
Bible in Basic English
Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Common New Testament
This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?
Daniel Mace New Testament
this one thing I desire to know of you, did you receive the spirit by the works of the law, or by the gospel preach'd to you?
Darby Translation
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?
Godbey New Testament
I only wish to learn this from you, Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by hearing of faith?
Goodspeed New Testament
This is all I want to ask you: Did you receive the Spirit through doing what the Law commands, or through believing the message you heard?
John Wesley New Testament
This only would I learn of you, Did you receive the Spirit, by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Julia Smith Translation
This only wish I to learn from you, Received ye the Spirit from the works of the law, or from the hearing of faith?.
King James 2000
This only would I learn of you, Received you the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Lexham Expanded Bible
I want only to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Modern King James verseion
This only I would learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This only would I learn of you: Received ye the spirit by the deeds of the law? Or else by preaching of the faith?
Montgomery New Testament
Answer me this one question. "When you received the Spirit, was it from doing what the Law commands or from believing the message heard?"
NET Bible
The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
New Heart English Bible
I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
Noyes New Testament
This only I desire to learn from you: Was it from the works of the Law that ye received the Spirit, or by the preaching of faith?
Sawyer New Testament
This only would I learn of you. Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by a hearing of faith?
The Emphasized Bible
This only, am I wishing to learn from you: - by works of law, received ye, the Spirit? or by a believed report?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or from hearing of the faith?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Here is the one thing that I want to find out from you--Did you receive the Spirit as the result of obedience to Law, or of your having listened with faith?
Webster
This only would I learn from you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Weymouth New Testament
Answer me this one question, "Is it on the ground of your obedience to the Law that you received the Spirit, or is it because, when you heard, you believed?"
Williams New Testament
I want to ask you only this one thing: Did you receive the Spirit by doing what the law commands, or by believing the message you heard?
World English Bible
I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
Worrell New Testament
This only do I wish to learn of you: Did ye receive the Spirit by works of law, or by the hearing of faith?
Worsley New Testament
This only would I learn of you, Did ye receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Youngs Literal Translation
this only do I wish to learn from you -- by works of law the Spirit did ye receive, or by the hearing of faith?
Interlinear
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Usage: 709
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Galatians 3:2
Prayers for Galatians 3:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Justified By The Law, Or Justified By Faith?
1 O senseless Galatians, who has bewitched you ??you who had Jesus Christ the crucified placarded before your very eyes? 2 I simply want to ask you one thing: did you receive the Spirit by doing what the Law commands or by believing the gospel message? 3 Are you such fools? Did you begin with the spirit only to end now with the flesh?
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 15:8
The God who reads the hearts of all attested this by giving them the holy Spirit just as he gave it to us;
Galatians 3:14
that the blessing of Abraham might reach the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promised Spirit.
Hebrews 6:4
For in the case of people who have been once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly Gift, who participated in the holy Spirit,
Acts 2:38
"Repent," said Peter, "let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit.
Acts 8:15
who came down and prayed that the Samaritans might receive the holy Spirit.
Acts 10:44-47
While Peter was still speaking, the holy Spirit fell upon all who listened to what he said.
Acts 11:15-18
Now just as I began to speak, the holy Spirit fell upon them as upon us at the beginning;
Acts 19:2-6
whom he asked, "Did you receive the holy Spirit when you believed?" "No," they said, "we never even heard of its existence."
Romans 1:17
God's righteousness is revealed in it by faith and for faith ??as it is written, Now by faith shall the righteous live.
Romans 10:16-17
But they have not all given in to the gospel of glad news? No, Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed what they heard from us?
1 Corinthians 12:7-13
Each receives his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
2 Corinthians 11:4
You put up with it all right, when some interloper preaches a second Jesus (not the Jesus I preached), or when you are treated to a Spirit different from the Spirit you once received, and to a different gospel from what I gave you! Why not put up with me?
Galatians 3:5
When He supplies you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, is it because you do what the Law commands or because you believe the gospel message?
Ephesians 1:13-14
You also have heard the message of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, and in him you also by your faith have been stamped with the seal of the long-promised holy Spirit
Hebrews 2:4
while God corroborated their testimony with signs and wonders and a variety of miraculous powers, distributing the holy Spirit as it pleased him.
1 Peter 1:12
to them it was revealed that they got this intelligence not for themselves but for you, regarding all that has now been disclosed to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the holy Spirit sent from heaven. The very angels long to get a glimpse of this!