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Galatians 3:5-7
New English Translation
Galatians 3:5-7
New English Translation
5 Does God then give[a] you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law[b] or by your believing what you heard?[c]
6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,[d] 7 so then, understand[e] that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.[f]
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- Galatians 3:5 tn Or “provide.”
- Galatians 3:5 tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law” (the same phrase as in v. 2).
- Galatians 3:5 tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith” (the same phrase as in v. 2).
- Galatians 3:6 sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.
- Galatians 3:7 tn Grk “know.”
- Galatians 3:7 tn The phrase “sons of Abraham” is used here in a figurative sense to describe people who are connected to a personality, Abraham, by close nonmaterial ties. It is this personality that has defined the relationship and its characteristics (BDAG 1024-25 s.v. υἱός 2.c.α).
Galatians 3:5-7
New International Version
Galatians 3:5-7
New International Version
5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles(A) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?(B) 6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](C)
7 Understand, then, that those who have faith(D) are children of Abraham.(E)
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
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