Galatians 3:2

King James Version

²This 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 International Version

²I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit^(A) by the works of the law,^(B) or by believing what you heard?^(C)

³Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

³Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?^[a]

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.

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