Key Verse Spotlight
Galatians 3:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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?”
Galatians 3:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if {it be} yet in vain. {so many: or, so great}
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?
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. {accounted: or, imputed}
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
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