Hebrews 2:4

2:4 while God confirmed their witness ¹  with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed ²  according to his will.

Acts 15:8

15:8 And God, who knows the heart, ³  has testified ⁴  to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, ⁵ 

Galatians 3:2

3:2 The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law ⁶  or by believing what you heard? ⁷ 

Galatians 3:5

3:5 Does God then give ⁸  you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law ⁹  or by your believing what you heard? ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Grk “God bearing witness together” (the phrase “with them” is implied).

² tn Grk “and distributions of the Holy Spirit.”

³ sn The expression who knows the heart means “who knows what people think.”

⁴ tn Or “has borne witness.”

⁵ sn By giving them…just as he did to us. The allusion is to the events of Acts 10-11, esp. 10:44-48 and Peter’s remarks in 11:15-18.

⁶ tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law,” a reference to observing the Mosaic law.

⁷ tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith.”

⁸ tn Or “provide.”

⁹ tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

¹⁰ tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith” (the same phrase as in v. 2).