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ThisτοῦτοonlyμόνονI wantθέλωto learnμαθεῖνfromἀφ’you:ὑμῶνdid you receiveἐλάβετεthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαbyἐξworksἔργωνof the law,νόμουorἢbyἐξhearingἀκοῆςwith faith?πίστεως
Galatians 3:2
Study it in the app“This only I want to learn from you: did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 3:2, word by word
- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- I wantθέλωthelō
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelō” appears- to learnμαθεῖνmathein
find out
To find out about something.
Where else “mathein” appears- did you receiveἐλάβετεelabete
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “elabete” appears- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- worksἔργωνergōn
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergōn” appears- of the lawνόμουnomou
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appears- hearingἀκοῆςakoēs
hearing
The ability to perceive sounds and words; repeated, it stresses truly listening.
Where else “akoēs” appears- with faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears
Translation note
It can also be understood “by the message of faith.”
The context
1O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus the Messiah was publicly portrayed as crucified?
2 · This verse (above)
3Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now finishing by the flesh?