Galatians 3:5

Plain English Version

Look, God gives you his spirit and he does great things among you with his power. You see, he doesn’t think, “They are following the law, so I will do powerful things for them.” But he thinks, “They believe the message about Jesus, so I will do powerful things for them.”

Cross References

Romans 10:17

But, you see, people have to hear that good message about Jesus Christ before they can believe in him. (The next part, 10:18—11:36, mainly talks to Jewish people, so we have not translated it yet.)

1 Corinthians 12:10

The same Holy Spirit gives another person the power to do great things. And he gives another person the power to tell messages straight from God. The same Holy Spirit gives another person the power to know if something comes from God’s spirit, or if it comes from bad spirits. He gives another person the power to talk in special languages, and he gives another person the power to say what those special language words mean.

Galatians 3:2

Think about God’s spirit. When did he come into you? Was it when you were trying to follow the law? No, it was when you believed the good news about Jesus.

Philippians 1:19

You mob are praying for me and the spirit of Jesus Christ is helping me, so I’m sure that God will get me out of this jail.