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He therefore that supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
He therefore that ministereth, etc. This verse contains substantially a repetition of the argument in verse 2. The argument is, that the g…
Supplieth (επιχορηγων). It is God. See on 2 Corinthians 9:10 for this present active participle. Cf. Php 1:19; [Refere…
19th Century
Anglican
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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Baptist
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…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit By whom he means not himself, nor any other minister of the Gospel, …
Several things made the folly of the Galatian Christians worse. They had experienced the preaching of the doctrine of the cross and the administrat…
13th Century
Catholic
Having given his rebuke, the Apostle goes on to show the insufficiency of the Law and the power of faith.
First, he proves the insufficiency…
