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Galatians 5:5

But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Circumcision;   Faith;   Holy Spirit;   Hope;   Justification;   Waiting;   The Topic Concordance - Grace;   Justification;   Law;   Legalism;   Waiting;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Holy Spirit, the Comforter, the;   Hope;   Patience;   Righteousness;   Waiting upon God;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Holy spirit;   Hope;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Discipline;   Flesh;   Gospel;   Hope;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Liberty;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Future Hope;   Galatians, Letter to the;   Hope;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Law;   Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Galatians Epistle to the;   Hope ;   Waiting;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Justification;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Galatians, Epistle to the;   Wait;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 8;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
I say this because our hope of being right with God comes through faith. And the Spirit helps us feel sure as we wait for that hope.
Revised Standard Version
For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait for the hope of righteousness.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
We loke for and hope in the sprite to be iustified thorow fayth.
Hebrew Names Version
For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
New American Standard Bible
For we, through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.
New Century Version
But we have the true hope that comes from being made right with God, and by the Spirit we wait eagerly for this hope.
Update Bible Version
For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
Webster's Bible Translation
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
English Standard Version
For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
World English Bible
For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Weymouth's New Testament
*We* have not, for through the Spirit we wait with longing hope for an acceptance with God which is to come through faith.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For we thoruy the spirit of bileue abiden the hope of riytfulnesse.
English Revised Version
For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
Contemporary English Version
But the Spirit makes us sure that God will accept us because of our faith in Christ.
Amplified Bible
For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation].
American Standard Version
For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
Bible in Basic English
For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.
Complete Jewish Bible
For it is by the power of the Spirit, who works in us because we trust and are faithful, that we confidently expect our hope of attaining righteousness to be fulfilled.
Darby Translation
For we, by [the] Spirit, on the principle of faith, await the hope of righteousness.
International Standard Version
For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.Romans 8:24-25; 2 Timothy 4:8;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But we through the Spirit, who is from faith, expect the hope of righteousness.
Murdock Translation
For we, through the Spirit, which is from faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.
King James Version (1611)
For we through the spirit waite for the hope of righteousnesse by faith.
New Living Translation
But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us.
New Life Bible
We are waiting for the hope of being made right with God. This will come through the Holy Spirit and by faith.
New Revised Standard
For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For we through the Spirit waite for the hope of righteousnes through faith.
George Lamsa Translation
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, we, in Spirit, by faith, for a hope of righteousness, are ardently waiting, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
For we in spirit, by faith, wait for the hope of justice.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For we through the spirite, wayte for the hope of ryghteousnes by fayth.
Good News Translation
As for us, our hope is that God will put us right with him; and this is what we wait for by the power of God's Spirit working through our faith.
Christian Standard Bible®
For we eagerly await through the Spirit, by faith, the hope of righteousness.
King James Version
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Lexham English Bible
For through the Spirit by faith we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.
Literal Translation
For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness out of faith.
Young's Literal Translation
for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But we wayte in the sprete off hope, to be made righteous by faith.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but as for us, our minds are possessed with the hopes of justification by faith.
New English Translation
For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.
New King James Version
For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Simplified Cowboy Version
But those of us who ride with the power of the Holy Ghost are waitin' on God to make us right through our faith in his boy.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.
Legacy Standard Bible
For we through the Spirit, by faith, are eagerly waiting for the hope of righteousness.

Contextual Overview

1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. 2Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love. 7You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth? 8Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you. 9A little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough. 10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

through: John 16:8-15, Ephesians 2:18

wait: Genesis 49:18, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 25:5, Psalms 62:5, Psalms 130:5, Lamentations 3:25, Lamentations 3:26, Hosea 12:6, Romans 8:24, Romans 8:25, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 2 Thessalonians 3:5

the hope: Romans 5:21, Philippians 3:9, 2 Timothy 4:8, Titus 2:13

Reciprocal: Psalms 24:5 - righteousness Ezekiel 36:27 - I will John 16:10 - righteousness John 16:14 - for Romans 3:21 - righteousness Romans 4:11 - righteousness Romans 9:30 - even the righteousness 2 Corinthians 3:8 - the ministration 2 Corinthians 3:9 - the ministration of righteousness 2 Corinthians 9:9 - his Ephesians 1:18 - is Colossians 1:5 - the hope Colossians 1:23 - the hope 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - in the 1 Thessalonians 5:8 - the hope Hebrews 6:11 - of hope Hebrews 11:7 - righteousness James 5:7 - Be patient 1 Peter 1:22 - through

Cross-References

Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground-because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return."
Genesis 5:7
And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:8
So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
Genesis 5:10
And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:11
So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
Genesis 5:12
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalaleel.
Genesis 5:14
So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
Genesis 5:21
When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
Genesis 5:22
And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:32
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For we through the Spirit wait,.... Who have believed in Christ, Christians in general, and the apostle and the brethren with him in particular; who also were Jews born, and brought up as such; and yet they did not look for, and expect heaven and happiness through circumcision, or any of the works of the law, but through the righteousness of Christ received by faith, under the influence and testimony of the Spirit of God, and therefore much less should Gentiles:

for the hope of righteousness by faith; by which is meant, not the believer's justifying righteousness, as if it was something future he is waiting for; for this is already wrought out, and brought in by Christ, the end of the law for righteousness; is revealed in the Gospel from faith to faith; is discovered and applied to the saints by the Spirit of God; is put upon them, and imputed to them by the Father; and is what they now have, not in hope, but in hand; their faith having received it, as their justifying righteousness; in which they will ever be found, living and dying: but eternal glory and felicity is here intended, called "hope"; because it is the object of hope, or is what is hoped for; it is unseen, as what is hoped for is: it is future, and what is to be enjoyed hereafter, and therefore hoped for; it is certain, possible to be enjoyed, though with difficulty; which gives room for hope, and exercises and tries that grace; the foundation and encouragement of hope in it are the person, blood, sacrifice, and righteousness of Christ, who is our hope: and hence it is styled "the hope of righteousness", because none but righteous persons shall enjoy it: and that by virtue, and in consequence of their being justified by the righteousness of Christ, which gives them their title to it; and hence they look for it, and shall enjoy it, on the foot of justice, as well as of grace and goodness: "waiting" for it supposes it to be certain, real, solid, substantial, valuable, and worth waiting for; which, when possessed, will be with the utmost pleasure, and be abundantly satisfying; and that the persons that wait for it have knowledge, and at least hope of interest in it; and do highly value and esteem it, having their hearts set on it, and looking with contempt on the things of time and sense, in comparison of it: the manner in which they wait is, "through the Spirit", and "by faith"; the Syriac version reads, "through the Spirit, which is of faith"; that is, by the Spirit received through faith; see Galatians 3:14 but it is best to consider them apart; believers look and wait for heaven, under the influence and encouragement of the Spirit of God; who is the author of the faith by which they look for it, and of the hope which is concerned with it; and who is the revealer and applier of the righteousness of Christ, the foundation of it; and which gives some glimpses of the heavenly glory to the saints, shows them their interest in it, witnesses to their sonship, and so to their heirship; and is the pledge and earnest of their inheritance; all which gives great strength and encouragement to faith, by which they also expect it; believing not only the reality of it, but their own interest in it; and so walk by faith in the believing views thereof, until they receive the end of it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For we - We who are Christians. It is a characteristic of the true Christian.

Through the Spirit - The Holy Spirit. We expect salvation only by his aid.

Wait for - That is, we expect salvation in this way. The main idea is, not that of waiting as if the thing were delayed; it is that of expecting. The sense is, that true Christians have no other hope of salvation than by faith in the Lord Jesus. It is not by their own works, nor is it by any conformity to the Law. The object of Paul is, to show them the true nature of the Christian hope of eternal life, and to recall them from dependence on their conformity to the Law.

The hope of righteousness - The hope of justification. They had no other hope of justification than by faith in the Redeemer; see the note at Romans 1:17.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Galatians 5:5. For we, Christians, through the Spirit — Through the operation of the Holy Ghost, under this spiritual dispensation of the Gospel, wait for the hope of righteousness-expect that which is the object of our hope, on our being justified by faith in Christ. Righteousness, δικαιοσυνη, may here, as in many other places of St. Paul's epistles, mean justification, and the hope of justification, or the hope excited and inspired by it, is the possession of eternal glory; for, says the apostle, Romans 5:1-2, Being justified by faith, we have peace with God-and rejoice in HOPE of the GLORY of GOD. But, as this glory is necessarily future, it is to be waited for; but this waiting, in a thorough Christian, is not only a blessed expectation, but also a continual anticipation of it; and therefore the apostle says, απεκδεχομεθα, we receive out if it, from απο, from εκ, out of, and δεχομαι, I receive. This is no fanciful derivation; it exists in the experience of every genuine Christian; he is continually anticipating or receiving foretastes of that glory, the fulness of which he expects after death. Thus they are receiving the end of their faith, the salvation of their souls. 1 Peter 1:9.

That they could not have the Holy Spirit without faith, was a doctrine also of the Jews; hence it is said, Mechilta, fol. 52: "That faith was of great consequence with which the Israelites believed in Him who, with one word, created the universe; and because the Israelites believed in God, the Holy Spirit dwelt in them; so that, being filled with God, they sang praises to him." Cicero, De Nat. Deor., lib. ii., has said: Nemo vir magnus sine aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit: "There never was a great man who had not some measure of the Divine influence." However true this may be with respect to the great men of the Roman orator, we may safely assert there never was a true Christian who had not the inspiration of God's Holy Spirit.


 
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