Parallel Verses

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?

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 the Law, or by hearing with faith?

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?

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?

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?

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τοῦτο 
Touto 
Usage: 232

μόνον 
Monon 
only, alone, but
Usage: 62

θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

I learn
μανθάνω 
manthano 
Usage: 20

of
ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

you
ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

λαμβάνω 
lambano 
receive, take, have, catch, not tr,
Usage: 178

the Spirit
πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334

by
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709
Usage: 709

the works
ἔργον 
Ergon 
Usage: 130

of the law
νόμος 
Nomos 
law
Usage: 179

or
ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

the hearing
ἀκοή 
Akoe 
Usage: 21

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Galatians 3:2

Images Galatians 3:2

Prayers for Galatians 3:2

Context Readings

Justified By The Law, Or Justified By Faith?

1 O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you? before whose eyes Jesus Christ was plainly set forth among you crucified. 2 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? 3 Are ye so foolish? Having begun with the Spirit, do ye now end with the flesh?


Cross References

Acts 15:8

And God, who knoweth the heart, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it to us;

Galatians 3:14

to the end that in Christ Jesus the blessing promised to Abraham might come to the gentiles, that we through faith might receive the Spirit which was promised.

Hebrews 6:4

For it is impossible that those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and been make partakers of the Holy Spirit,

Acts 2:38

But Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized to the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:15

who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

Acts 10:44-47

While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all that heard the word.

Acts 11:15-18

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

Acts 19:2-6

he said to them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said to him, No, we did not even hear whether there is a Holy Spirit.

Romans 1:17

For therein is revealed the righteousness which is of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."

Romans 10:16-17

But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, "Lord, who hath believed what he hath heard from us?"

1 Corinthians 12:7-13

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the good of others.

2 Corinthians 11:4

For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye did not receive, or another gospel, which ye did not accept, well might ye bear with it.

Galatians 3:5

Doth he then who is supplying to you the Spirit, and working miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by the preaching of faith?

Ephesians 1:13-14

in whom ye also, after having heard the word of truth, the glad tidings of your salvation, in whom, I say, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit that was promised,

Hebrews 2:4

God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his will?

1 Peter 1:12

to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they were ministering the things, which have now been announced to you by them that have brought the glad tidings to you by the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

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