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Galatians 3:5

Galatians 3:5
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 faith?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit,.... By whom he means not himself, nor any other minister of the Gospel, in whose power it does not lie to minister the Spirit, either the ordinary or…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

He therefore that ministereth ... - This verse contains substantially a repetition of the argument in Gal 3:2. The argument is, that the gift of the Holy Spirit to them was not imparted in consequence…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit - The apostle means himself: he had been the means of conveying the Holy Spirit to them, and by that Spirit he wrought miracles among them; and he did…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Galatians 3:1-5

The apostle is here dealing with those who, having embraced the faith of Christ, still continued to seek for justification by the works of the law; that is, who depended upon their own obedience to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

He therefore St Paul, after a digression in which he rebukes their folly in reversing the true order of the soul's progress (Gal 3:3) and in relinquishing the truth which they had embraced at the cost…