16 (A)knowing that a man is not [a]justified by the works of the law but (B)by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not (C)by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

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  1. Galatians 2:16 declared righteous

16 know that no one is justified by the works of the law(A) but by faith in Jesus Christ.[a] And we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in Christ[b] and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will[c] be justified.

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  1. Galatians 2:16 Or by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ
  2. Galatians 2:16 Or by the faithfulness of Christ
  3. Galatians 2:16 Lit law all flesh will not

16 Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”[a]

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  1. 2:16 Some translators hold that the quotation extends through verse 14; others through verse 16; and still others through verse 21.