Parallel Verses
Anderson New Testament
This only I wish to learn of you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by the hearing of faith?
New American Standard Bible
This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of
King James Version
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Holman Bible
I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?
International Standard Version
I want to learn only one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the actions of the Law or by believing what you heard?
A Conservative Version
I only want to learn this from you. Did ye receive the Spirit from works of law, or from a listening ear of faith?
American Standard Version
This only would I learn from you. Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Amplified
This is all I want to ask of you: did you receive the [Holy] Spirit as the result of obeying [the requirements of] the Law, or was it the result of hearing [the message of salvation and] with faith [believing it]?
An Understandable Version
The only thing I would like to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Holy Spirit [into your lives] by [meeting the requirements of] the law of Moses or by hearing [and obeying the message] of faith [in Christ]?
Bible in Basic English
Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Common New Testament
This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?
Daniel Mace New Testament
this one thing I desire to know of you, did you receive the spirit by the works of the law, or by the gospel preach'd to you?
Darby Translation
This only I wish to learn of you, Have ye received the Spirit on the principle of works of law, or of the report of faith?
Godbey New Testament
I only wish to learn this from you, Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by hearing of faith?
Goodspeed New Testament
This is all I want to ask you: Did you receive the Spirit through doing what the Law commands, or through believing the message you heard?
John Wesley New Testament
This only would I learn of you, Did you receive the Spirit, by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Julia Smith Translation
This only wish I to learn from you, Received ye the Spirit from the works of the law, or from the hearing of faith?.
King James 2000
This only would I learn of you, Received you the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Lexham Expanded Bible
I want only to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Modern King James verseion
This only I would learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This only would I learn of you: Received ye the spirit by the deeds of the law? Or else by preaching of the faith?
Moffatt New Testament
I simply want to ask you one thing: did you receive the Spirit by doing what the Law commands or by believing the gospel message?
Montgomery New Testament
Answer me this one question. "When you received the Spirit, was it from doing what the Law commands or from believing the message heard?"
NET Bible
The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
New Heart English Bible
I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
Noyes New Testament
This only I desire to learn from you: Was it from the works of the Law that ye received the Spirit, or by the preaching of faith?
Sawyer New Testament
This only would I learn of you. Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by a hearing of faith?
The Emphasized Bible
This only, am I wishing to learn from you: - by works of law, received ye, the Spirit? or by a believed report?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or from hearing of the faith?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Here is the one thing that I want to find out from you--Did you receive the Spirit as the result of obedience to Law, or of your having listened with faith?
Webster
This only would I learn from you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Weymouth New Testament
Answer me this one question, "Is it on the ground of your obedience to the Law that you received the Spirit, or is it because, when you heard, you believed?"
Williams New Testament
I want to ask you only this one thing: Did you receive the Spirit by doing what the law commands, or by believing the message you heard?
World English Bible
I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
Worrell New Testament
This only do I wish to learn of you: Did ye receive the Spirit by works of law, or by the hearing of faith?
Worsley New Testament
This only would I learn of you, Did ye receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Youngs Literal Translation
this only do I wish to learn from you -- by works of law the Spirit did ye receive, or by the hearing of faith?
Interlinear
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Usage: 709
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Galatians 3:2
Images Galatians 3:2
Prayers for Galatians 3:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Justified By The Law, Or Justified By Faith?
1 Thoughtless Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been plainly set forth crucified? 2 This only I wish to learn of you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are you so thoughtless? After having begun in Spirit, do you make an end in flesh?
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 15:8
And God, who knows the heart, became a witness for them, by giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it also to us;
Galatians 3:14
in order that the blessing of Abraham may come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we may receive the promise of the Spirit through the faith.
Hebrews 6:4
For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
Acts 2:38
And Peter said to them: Repent, and be immersed, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:15
who, when they had gone down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
Acts 10:44-47
While Peter was speaking these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all that heard the word.
Acts 11:15-18
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
Acts 19:2-6
said to them: Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? They said to him: We have not only not received it, but we have not even heard whether the Holy Spirit is given.
Romans 1:17
For in it God's plan of justifying men by faith is revealed, in order to faith: as it is written, He that is justified by faith, shall live.
Romans 10:16-17
But they have not all obeyed the gospel; for Isaiah says: Lord, who has believed our report?
1 Corinthians 12:7-13
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one, for the good of all.
2 Corinthians 11:4
For if he that comes should preach another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or, if you receive another Spirit, which you did not receive, or another gospel, which you have not accepted, you would well bear with him.
Galatians 3:5
He that supplies to you the Spirit, and works mighty deeds among you, does he this by works of law or by the hearing of faith?
Ephesians 1:13-14
in whom you also hoped after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom, after you also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Hebrews 2:4
God also bearing testimony with them by signs and wonders, and by various mighty deeds, and by distributions of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.
1 Peter 1:12
to whom it was revealed, that, not for themselves, but for us, they ministered the things that are now preached to you by those who have made known to you the gospel, through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; into which things angels desire to look.