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Galatians 3:3

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3:3Are you so foolish? Although you began6 with7 the Spirit, are you now trying to finish8 by human effort?9

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  1. 6 Grk “Having begun”; the participle ἐναρξάμενοι (enarxamenoi) has been translated concessively.
  2. 7 Or “by the Spirit.”
  3. 8 The verb ἐπιτελεῖσθε (epiteleisthe) has been translated as a conative present (see ). This is something the Galatians were attempting to do, but could not accomplish successfully.
  4. 9 Grk “in/by [the] flesh.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Are you so foolish? After beginning by the Spirit, are you now finishing by the flesh?

NLTNew Living Translation

How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now trying to be made complete by the flesh?

KJV 1900King James Version

Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?