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God is the Supplier
Commentators clarify that the 'He' who supplies the Spirit and works miracles is God Himself. Paul's point is that God's power flows directly to His people, not through a human minister's authority or as a reward for following the law. The source of spiritual gifts is divine, not human effort.
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Galatians
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Albert Barnes
On Galatians 3:5
18th Century
Theologian
He therefore that ministereth, etc. This verse contains substantially a repetition of the argument in verse 2. The argument is, that the g…
AT Robertson
On Galatians 3:5
Supplieth (επιχορηγων). It is God. See on 2 Corinthians 9:10 for this present active participle. Cf. Php 1:19; [Refere…
Charles Ellicott
On Galatians 3:5
19th Century
Bishop
The appeal by which the Apostle sought to check the defection of his thoughtless converts was not only an appeal to their past experience, when fir…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Galatians 3:5
19th Century
Preacher
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 fait…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Galatians 3:5
Nothing must be allowed to obscure the point Paul is making, so once more he voices the test question of v.2, but his emphasis now is on God’s poin…
John Calvin
On Galatians 3:5
16th Century
Theologian
He therefore that ministereth. He is not now speaking of the grace of regeneration, but of the other gifts of the Spirit, for a subject di…
John Gill
On Galatians 3:5
17th Century
Pastor
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit
By whom he means not himself, nor any other minister of the Gospel, …
Matthew Henry
On Galatians 3:1–5
17th Century
Minister
Several things made the folly of the Galatian Christians worse. They had experienced the preaching of the doctrine of the cross and the administrat…