Are you so foolish? Having begun [a]by the Spirit, are you now [b]being perfected by the flesh? Did you [c]suffer so many things in vain—(A)if indeed it was in vain? So then, does He who (B)provides you with the Spirit and (C)works [d]miracles among you, do it by the works of [e]the Law, or by [f](D)hearing with faith?

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  1. Galatians 3:3 Or with
  2. Galatians 3:3 Or ending with
  3. Galatians 3:4 Or experience
  4. Galatians 3:5 Or works of power
  5. Galatians 3:5 Or law
  6. Galatians 3:5 Lit the hearing of faith

Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[a] Have you experienced[b] so much in vain—if it really was in vain? So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles(A) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?(B)

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  1. Galatians 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
  2. Galatians 3:4 Or suffered