16 nevertheless, knowing that (A)a person is not justified by works of [a]the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by (B)faith in Christ and not by works of [b]the Law; since (C)by works of [c]the Law no [d]flesh will be justified. 17 But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found (D)sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? [e](E)Far from it!

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  1. Galatians 2:16 Or law
  2. Galatians 2:16 Or law
  3. Galatians 2:16 Or law
  4. Galatians 2:16 Or mortal man
  5. Galatians 2:17 Lit May it never happen!

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)

17 “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners,(D) doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!(E)

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