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Galatians 3:1-5
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Faith or Works of the Law
1
You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
2
I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?
3
Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?
[a]
4
Have you experienced
[b]
so much in vain—if it really was in vain?
5
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?
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1.
Luke 24:25
2.
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Acts 16:6
3.
Galatians 5:7
4.
1 Corinthians 1:23
5.
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John 20:22
6.
ver 5,10;
Galatians 2:16
7.
Romans 10:17
;
Hebrews 4:2
8.
1 Corinthians 12:10
9.
ver 2,10;
Galatians 2:16
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[a].
In contexts like this, the Greek word for "flesh" ("sarx" ) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
[b].
Or "suffered"
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