Galatians 2:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? God forbid.

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  • Rom 6:1-2 : 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not. How shall we who are dead to sin live any longer in it?
  • Gal 2:15 : 15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
  • 1 John 3:5 : 5 And you know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him there is no sin.
  • Rom 3:4 : 4 Certainly not: indeed, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, 'That you may be justified in your words, and may overcome when you are judged.'
  • Rom 3:6 : 6 Certainly not: for then how will God judge the world?
  • Rom 11:7 : 7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
  • Rom 15:8 : 8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers:
  • 2 Cor 3:7-9 : 7 But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadily behold the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: 8 How shall not the ministry of the Spirit be rather glorious? 9 For if the ministry of condemnation is glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed in glory.
  • Gal 2:11 : 11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was to be blamed.
  • Rom 9:30-33 : 30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith. 31 But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone; 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense; and whoever believes on Him shall not be put to shame.
  • 1 John 3:8-9 : 8 He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: whoever does not do righteousness is not of God, nor he who does not love his brother.
  • Matt 1:21 : 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
  • Gal 3:21 : 21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, then truly righteousness would have been by the law.
  • Heb 7:24-28 : 24 But he, because he continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Therefore he is able also to save completely those who come to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. 26 For such a high priest was fitting for us, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens; 27 Who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for he did this once, when he offered up himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who have weaknesses; but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son, who is perfected forever.
  • Heb 8:2 : 2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord set up, and not man.

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    15We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

    16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by the faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

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    14For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law but under grace.

    15What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Certainly not.

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    18For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

    19For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God.

    20I have been crucified with Christ; nevertheless, I live, yet not I, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

    21I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.

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    1What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

    2Certainly not. How shall we who are dead to sin live any longer in it?

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    5But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man)

    6Certainly not: for then how will God judge the world?

    7For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

    8And why not say, (as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say,) 'Let us do evil that good may come'? Their condemnation is just.

    9What then? Are we better than they? Not at all: for we have already charged both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

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    9And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

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    4Christ has become of no effect to you, whoever among you are justified by the law; you have fallen from grace.

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    21Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, then truly righteousness would have been by the law.

    22But the Scripture has concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

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    5For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were by the law, worked in our members to bear fruit to death.

    6But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

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    20Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

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    13Was then that which is good made death unto me? Certainly not. But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good; that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.

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    21For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

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    24Therefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

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    1Stand firm therefore in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and do not become entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

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    10For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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    14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

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    17Now then it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.

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    27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

    28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.

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    1Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

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    13For it is not the hearers of the law who are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

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    2But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who commit such things.

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    20Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.