¹⁷ “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners,^(A) doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!^{(B) 18} If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker.

¹⁹ “For through the law I died to the law^(C) so that I might live for God.^{(D) 20} I have been crucified with Christ^(E) and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.^(F) The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,^(G) who loved me^(H) and gave himself for me.^{(I) 21} I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,^(J) Christ died for nothing!”^[a]