16 yet we know that (A)a person is not justified[a] by works of the law (B)but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, (C)because by works of the law no one will be justified.

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  1. Galatians 2:16 Or counted righteous (three times in verse 16); also verse 17

16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law,(A) but by faith in Jesus Christ.(B) So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in[a] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.(C)

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  1. Galatians 2:16 Or but through the faithfulness of … justified on the basis of the faithfulness of

10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying (A)to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a (B)servant[a] of Christ.

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  1. Galatians 1:10 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

10 Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?(A) If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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