Galatians 3:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Galatians 3:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Galatians 3:2 is a verse from the book of Galatians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Galatians 3:2 — KJV
“This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”
— Galatians 3:2 (KJV)
Galatians 3:2 in Context — About the Book of Galatians
Galatians is Paul's fiery defense of freedom — no angel, apostle, or law-keeping can add to the finished work of Christ. It gives us the fruit of the Spirit, crucifixion with Christ, and the rallying cry of every recovered legalist: it is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Cross-References for Galatians 3:2
“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?”
Shares key themes with Galatians 3:2: spirit, works, law
“Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.”
Shares key themes with Galatians 3:2: works, law, faith
“Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,”
Shares key themes with Galatians 3:2: only, law, faith
“Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;”
Shares key themes with Galatians 3:2: works, law, faith
“Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;”
Shares key themes with Galatians 3:2: only, spirit, faith
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