Galatia 4:29

4:29 But just as at that time the one born by natural descent ¹  persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, ²  so it is now.

Galatia 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 ³  or by believing what you heard? ⁴ 

Galatia 3:5

3:5 Does God then give ⁵  you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law ⁶  or by your believing what you heard? ⁷ 

Galatia 4:6

4:6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls ⁸  “Abba! ⁹  Father!”

Galatia 5:17

5:17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires ¹⁰  that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to ¹¹  each other, so that you cannot do what you want.

Galatia 6:8

6:8 because the person who sows to his own flesh ¹²  will reap corruption ¹³  from the flesh, ¹⁴  but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

[4:29]  ¹ tn Grk “according to the flesh”; see the note on the phrase “by natural descent” in 4:23.

[4:29]  ² tn Or “the one born by the Spirit’s [power].”

[3:2]  ³ tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law,” a reference to observing the Mosaic law.

[3:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith.”

[3:5]  ⁵ tn Or “provide.”

[3:5]  ⁶ tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

[3:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

[4:6]  ⁸ tn Grk “calling.” The participle is neuter indicating that the Spirit is the one who calls.

[4:6]  ⁹ tn The term “Abba” is the Greek transliteration of the Aramaic אַבָּא (’abba’), literally meaning “my father” but taken over simply as “father,” used in prayer and in the family circle, and later taken over by the early Greek-speaking Christians (BDAG 1 s.v. ἀββα).

[5:17]  ¹⁰ tn The words “has desires” do not occur in the Greek text a second time, but are repeated in the translation for clarity.

[5:17]  ¹¹ tn Or “are hostile toward” (L&N 39.1).

[6:8]  ¹² tn BDAG 915 s.v. σάρξ 2.c.α states: “In Paul’s thought esp., all parts of the body constitute a totality known as σ. or flesh, which is dominated by sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likew. present, and no good thing can live in the σάρξ…Gal 5:13, 24;…Opp. τὸ πνεῦμα…Gal 3:3; 5:16, 17ab; 6:8ab.”

[6:8]  ¹³ tn Or “destruction.”

[6:8]  ¹⁴ tn See the note on the previous occurrence of the word “flesh” in this verse.