Galatians 5:5 (DRB)

Passage

For we in spirit, by faith, wait for the hope of justice.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:3 And I testify again to every man circumcising himself that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

Galatians 5:4 You are made void of Christ, you who are justified in the law: you are fallen from grace.

Galatians 5:5 For we in spirit, by faith, wait for the hope of justice.

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing nor uncircumcision: but faith that worketh by Charity.

Galatians 5:7 You did run well. What hath hindered you, that you should not obey the truth?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "faith", "wait", "hope", and "justice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "You are made void of Christ you..." into verse 6's "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth...", so "Spirit" and "faith" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.