Galatians 2:15-21
Legacy Standard Bible
15 “We are (A)Jews by nature and not (B)sinners from among the Gentiles; 16 nevertheless [a]knowing that (C)a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by (D)faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since (E)by the works of [b]the Law no [c]flesh will be justified. 17 But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found (F)sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? (G)May it never be! 18 For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I (H)prove myself to be a transgressor. 19 For through [d]the Law I (I)died to [e]the Law, so that I might live to God. 20 I have been (J)crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but (K)Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in (L)the Son of God, who (M)loved me and (N)gave Himself up for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for (O)if righteousness comes through [f]the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”
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- Galatians 2:16 Or although we supposedly knew that a man is not justified by the works of the law except through faith in Jesus Christ
- Galatians 2:16 Or law
- Galatians 2:16 Or mortal man
- Galatians 2:19 Or law
- Galatians 2:19 Or law
- Galatians 2:21 Or law
Galatians 2:15-21
New Living Translation
15 “You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles. 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]
17 But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law. Would that mean Christ has led us into sin? Absolutely not! 18 Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down. 19 For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for God. 20 My old self has been crucified with Christ.[b] 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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