Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
"Was it by the works of the law that ye received the Spirit (manifested by outward miracles, Galatians 3:5; Mark 16:17; Hebrews 2:4; and by spiritual graces, Galatians 3:14; Galatians 4:5-6; Ephesians 1:13), or by the hearing of faith?" The "only" implies, "I desire, omitting other arguments, to rest the question on this alone"; I who was your teacher, desire now to "learn" this one thing from you. The epithet "Holy" is not prefixed to "Spirit" because that epithet is a joyous one, whereas this Epistle is stern and reproving [BENGEL].
hearing of faith—Faith consists not in working, but in receiving (Romans 10:16-17).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Galatians 3:2:
Genesis 6:9
1 Corinthians 1:6
1 Corinthians 9:21
Galatians 3:5
Galatians 3:14
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