GALATIANS 3:5

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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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Galatians 3:5 Translation & Meaning

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KJV Verse Original Greek Meaning/ Definition
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He ἐπιχορηγῶν To furnish besides, i.e., fully supply, (figuratively) aid or contribute He
therefore οὖν (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly therefore
that The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) that
ministereth ἐπιχορηγῶν To furnish besides, i.e., fully supply, (figuratively) aid or contribute ministereth
to you ὑμῖν To (with or by) you to you
the τὸ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
Spirit, πνεῦμα A current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit Spirit
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
worketh ἐνεργῶν To be active, efficient worketh
miracles δυνάμεις Force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself) miracles
among ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc among
you, ὑμῖν To (with or by) you you
doeth he it (No Greek definition. English implied.)
by ἐξ A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) by
the works ἔργων Toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act works
of the law, νόμου Law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle) law
or Disjunctive, or; comparative, than or
by ἐξ A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) by
the hearing ἀκοῆς Hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard) hearing
of faith? πίστεως Persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself faith

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  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 6  Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

  • 7  Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.




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