Galatians 3:4
“Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.”
Galatians 3:4 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Have you suffered so great things in vain? If it be yet in vain.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Did ye suffer so many things in vain? if it be indeed in vain.
- DARBYDarby
- Have ye suffered so many things in vain, if indeed also in vain?
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- so many things did ye suffer in vain! if, indeed, even in vain.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Have you suffered so many things for nothing? If it really was for nothing.
Context: Galatians 3
2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
4Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
5He 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?
6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
About Galatians 3: The Promise of the Spirit
Paul explains how the Spirit is received through faith in Jesus Christ, not through obedience to the law. He also cites Old Testament examples of the promise of the Spirit to illustrate the superiority of faith over the law.
Commentary
Galatians 3 is a powerful chapter that speaks to the importance of faith in the life of a believer. Paul begins by asking the Galatians a rhetorical question: “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you?” (Galatians 3:1). Paul is asking them why they have abandoned the faith they once had and are now relying on the law for their salvation. He then goes on to remind them of the power of faith, saying, “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love” (Galatians 3:5). Paul is emphasizing that faith is the only thing that matters when it comes to salvation.