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Source language
Original Greek   
τοῦτο μόνον θέλω μαθεῖν ἀφʼ ὑμῶν, ἐξ ἔργων νόμου τὸ πνεῦμα ἐλάβετε ἢ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως;
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
touto monon thelo mathein aph' umon, ex ergon nomou to pneuma elabete e ex akoes pisteos;

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
hoc solum volo a vobis discere ex operibus legis Spiritum accepistis an ex auditu fidei

King James Variants
American King James Version   
This only would I learn of you, Received you the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
This only would I learn of you, Received you the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Authorized (King James) Version   
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
New King James Version   
This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
21st Century King James Version   
This only would I learn of you: Did ye receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Other translations
American Standard Version   
This only would I learn from you. Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
This only I wish to know of you: Did you receive The Spirit by the works of The Written Law or by the hearing of faith?
Darby Bible Translation   
This only I wish to learn of you, Have ye received the Spirit on the principle of works of law, or of the report of faith?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
This only would I learn of you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
This only would I learn from you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
God's Word   
I want to learn only one thing from you. Did you receive the Spirit by your own efforts to live according to a set of standards or by believing what you heard?
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?
International Standard Version   
I want to learn only one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the actions of the Law or by believing what you heard?
NET Bible   
The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
New American Standard Bible   
This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?
New International Version   
I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?
New Living Translation   
Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ.
Webster's Bible Translation   
This only would I learn from you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Weymouth New Testament   
Answer me this one question, "Is it on the ground of your obedience to the Law that you received the Spirit, or is it because, when you heard, you believed?"
The World English Bible   
I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
EasyEnglish Bible   
So think about this: When you received God's Spirit, was it because you had obeyed the rules of God's Law? No! You received God's Spirit because you heard the message about Christ and you believed it.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
this only do I wish to learn from you -- by works of law the Spirit did ye receive, or by the hearing of faith?
New Life Version   
There is one thing I want to know. Did you receive the Holy Spirit by keeping the Law? Or did you receive Him by hearing about Christ?
Revised Geneva Translation   
This only would I learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law or by the hearing of faith?
The Voice Bible   
Tell me this: Did the Holy Spirit come upon you because you lived according to the law? Or was it because you heard His message of grace through faith?
Living Bible   
Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by trying to keep the Jewish laws? Of course not, for the Holy Spirit came upon you only after you heard about Christ and trusted him to save you.
New Catholic Bible   
I only wish you to tell me this: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the Law or by believing what you heard?
Legacy Standard Bible   
This is the only thing I want to learn from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?
Jubilee Bible 2000   
This only would I learn of you, Did ye receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by the obedient ear of faith?
Christian Standard Bible   
I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the [Holy] Spirit as the result of obeying the Law and doing its works, or was it by hearing [the message of the Gospel] and believing [it]? [Was it from observing a law of rituals or from a message of faith?]
New Century Version   
Tell me this one thing: How did you receive the Holy Spirit? Did you receive the Spirit by following the law? No, you received the Spirit because you heard the Good News and believed it.
The Message   
Let me put this question to you: How did your new life begin? Was it by working your heads off to please God? Or was it by responding to God’s Message to you? Are you going to continue this craziness? For only crazy people would think they could complete by their own efforts what was begun by God. If you weren’t smart enough or strong enough to begin it, how do you suppose you could perfect it? Did you go through this whole painful learning process for nothing? It is not yet a total loss, but it certainly will be if you keep this up!
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Only this I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
New Matthew Bible   
This only would I learn from you: did you receive the Spirit by the deeds of the law, or by the preaching of the faith?
Good News Translation®   
Tell me this one thing: did you receive God's Spirit by doing what the Law requires or by hearing the gospel and believing it?
Wycliffe Bible   
This only I desire to learn of you, whether ye have received the Spirit of the works of the law, or of hearing of belief?
New Testament for Everyone   
There’s just one thing I want to know from you. Did you receive the spirit by doing the works of Torah, or by hearing and believing?
Contemporary English Version   
I want to know only one thing. How were you given God's Spirit? Was it by obeying the Law of Moses or by hearing about Christ and having faith in him?
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
O you dear idiots of Galatia, who saw Jesus Christ the crucified so plainly, who has been casting a spell over you? I will ask you one simple question: did you receive the Spirit of God by trying to keep the Law or by believing the message of the Gospel? Surely you can’t be so idiotic as to think that a man begins his spiritual life in the Spirit and then completes it by reverting to outward observances? Has all your painful experience brought you nowhere? I simply cannot believe it of you! Does God, who gives you his Spirit and works miracles among you, do these things because you have obeyed the Law or because you have believed the Gospel? Ask yourselves that.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
Common English Bible © 2011   
I just want to know this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the Law or by believing what you heard?
Amplified Bible © 2015   
This is all I want to ask of you: did you receive the [Holy] Spirit as the result of obeying [the requirements of] the Law, or was it the result of hearing [the message of salvation and] with faith [believing it]?
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
I want to learn only this from you: did you receive the Spirit from works of the law, or from faith in what you heard?
New American Standard Bible   
This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?
The Expanded Bible   
Tell me this one thing: How did you receive the Holy Spirit? Did you receive the Spirit by ·following [L the works of] the law? ·No, you received the Spirit [L …or] ·because you heard the Good News and believed it [by believing what you heard].
Tree of Life Version   
I want to find out just one thing from you: did you receive the Ruach by deeds based on Torah, or by hearing based on trust?
Revised Standard Version   
Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
New International Reader's Version   
I would like to learn just one thing from you. Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law? Or did you receive the Spirit by believing what you heard?
BRG Bible   
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Complete Jewish Bible   
I want to know from you just this one thing: did you receive the Spirit by legalistic observance of Torah commands or by trusting in what you heard and being faithful to it?
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Here is one thing I want to ask you. You received the Holy Spirit. Was that because you obeyed the law [given to the Jews by Moses]? No, it was because you heard God's word and believed it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
This one thing only I want to learn from you: did you receive the Ruach HaKodesh by means of chukim of the Torah (laws of Torah) or by means of the hearing of emunah?
Names of God Bible   
I want to learn only one thing from you. Did you receive the Spirit by your own efforts to follow the laws in the Scriptures or by believing what you heard?
Modern English Version   
I want to learn only this from you: Did you receive the Spirit through the works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
Easy-to-Read Version   
Tell me this one thing: How did you receive the Spirit? Did you receive the Spirit by following the law? No, you received the Spirit because you heard the message about Jesus and believed it.
International Children’s Bible   
Tell me this one thing: How did you receive the Holy Spirit? Did you receive the Spirit by following the law? No! You received the Spirit because you heard the Good News and believed it.
Lexham English Bible   
I want only to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
New International Version - UK   
I would like to learn just one thing from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?
Disciples Literal New Testament   
I want to learn only this from you: did you receive the Spirit by works of the Law or by the hearing of  faith?