Galatians 3:2
Galatians 3:2-4 The Message (MSG)
Let me put this question to you: How did your new life begin? Was it by working your heads off to please God? Or was it by responding to God’s Message to you? Are you going to continue this craziness? For only crazy people would think they could complete by their own efforts what was begun by God. If you weren’t smart enough or strong enough to begin it, how do you suppose you could perfect it? Did you go through this whole painful learning process for nothing? It is not yet a total loss, but it certainly will be if you keep this up!
Galatians 3:2 King James Version (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 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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?
Galatians 3:2 New Century Version (NCV)
Tell me this one thing: How did you receive the Holy Spirit? Did you receive the Spirit by following the law? No, you received the Spirit because you heard the Good News and believed it.
Galatians 3:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
This only would I learn from you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians 3:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians 3:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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]?
Galatians 3:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ.
Galatians 3:2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
So answer me this: Did the Holy Spirit come to you as a reward for keeping Jewish laws? No, you received him as a gift because you believed in the Messiah.