I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?Galatians 3:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
τοῦτο μόνον θέλω μαθεῖν ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν· ἐξ ἔργων νόμου τὸ πνεῦμα ἐλάβετε ἢ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως;
- τοῦτοtouto“This”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- μόνονmonon“only”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
- θέλωthelō“I wish”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- μαθεῖνmathein“to learn”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from μανθάνω · “to learn” · Strong's G3129
- ἀφ᾽aph᾽“from”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- ὑμῶν·humōn“you;”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἐξex“by”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- ἔργωνergōn“works”Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
- νόμουnomou“of [the] Law”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πνεῦμαpneuma“Spirit”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- ἐλάβετεelabete“did you receive”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- ἢē“or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- ἐξex“by”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- ἀκοῆςakoēs“hearing”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀκοή · “hearing” · Strong's G0189
- πίστεως;pisteōs“of faith?”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)