20 I have been crucified with Christ(A) and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.(B) The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,(C) who loved me(D) and gave himself for me.(E) 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,(F) Christ died for nothing!”[a]

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  1. Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.

20 I have been (A)crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh (B)I live by faith in the Son of God, (C)who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for (D)if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died [a]in vain.”

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  1. Galatians 2:21 for nothing

20 My old self has been crucified with Christ.[a] It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.

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  1. 2:20 Some English translations put this sentence in verse 19.

20 so that it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me. 21 I refuse to reject the grace of God. But if a person is put right with God through the Law, it means that Christ died for nothing!

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