Galatians 2:16-18
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
16 But knowing that a person[a] is not declared-righteous by works of the Law except[b] through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, in order that we might be declared-righteous by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law, because by works of the Law no flesh will be declared-righteous.
And We Died To The Law As a Rule of Life, And Now Live By Faith In The Son of God
17 But if [c] while seeking to be declared-righteous in Christ, we also ourselves were found to be sinners[d], is then Christ a minister of sin[e]? May it never be! 18 For if I am building again these[f] things which I tore-down[g], I am demonstrating[h] myself to be a transgressor.
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- Galatians 2:16 That is, a Jewish person.
- Galatians 2:16 Or, unless through, if not through. That is, if he does not come through. It is the faith, not the works, that bring the result.
- Galatians 2:17 That is, assuming that.
- Galatians 2:17 That is, equivalent to Gentiles in status before God.
- Galatians 2:17 That is, for leading us to live Gentile-ly with our Gentile fellow-Christians.
- Galatians 2:18 That is, these works of the Law as my rule of life and basis of relationship with others.
- Galatians 2:18 That is, to be declared-righteous by God, since His only required condition is faith.
- Galatians 2:18 Or, showing, exhibiting. That is, because I am erecting conditions in violation of God’s only condition, faith.
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