Galatians 5:5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. As the graft is kept in union with the stock by means of the clay which has been applied by the gardener, so is the believer united to Christ by faith, which is the gift of God. The clay cement keeps the parts together, but has no virtue in itself: so faith is the means of union to Christ; it shows that the husbandman has been there. When the clay is removed in an ordinary tree, the graft is found united to the stock: so, when faith is swallowed up in sight, then the perfect union of Christ and His people is seen. (J. H. Balfour.) Parallel Verses KJV: For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.WEB: For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness. |
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