Galatians 5:5 (LSB)

Passage

For we through the Spirit, by faith, are eagerly waiting for the hope of righteousness.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:3 And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law.

Galatians 5:4 You have been severed from Christ, you who are being justified by law; you have fallen from grace!

Galatians 5:5 For we through the Spirit, by faith, are eagerly waiting for the hope of righteousness.

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

Galatians 5:7 You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "faith", "through", "eagerly", "waiting", "hope", and "righteousness". 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 have been severed from Christ you..." into verse 6's "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor...", 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.