Galatians 3:5-7

Context
3:5 Does God then give¹ you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law² or by your believing what you heard?³

3:6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,⁴ 3:7 so then, understand⁵ that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.⁶

[3:5] ¹tn Or “provide.”

[3:5] ²tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

[3:5] ³tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

[3:6] ⁴sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[3:7] ⁷tn Grk “know.”

[3:7] ⁸tn The phrase “sons of Abraham” is used here in a figurative sense to describe people who are connected to a personality, Abraham, by close nonmaterial ties. It is this personality that has defined the relationship and its characteristics (BDAG 1024-25 s.v. υἱός 2.c.α).