Galatians 2
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Galatians 2:16-19

16neverthelessδὲdeG1161knowingG3609thata manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is not justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551but throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,evenG2532we have believedἐπιστεύσαμεν,episteusamenG4100in ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,soἵναinaG2443that we may be justifiedδικαιωθῶμενdikaiōthōmenG1344byfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and not by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe Lawνόμου·nomouG3551;sinceG3754by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551noπᾶσαpasaG3756G3956fleshσάρξ.sarxG4561will be justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344.
17But ifεἰeiG1487,while seekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to be justifiedδικαιωθῆναιdikaiōthēnaiG1344in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846have alsoκαὶkaiG2532been foundεὑρέθημενheurethēmenG2147sinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268,is ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547thenG686a ministerδιάκονος;diakonosG1249of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266?May it neverμὴmēG3361be!
18For ifεἰeiG1487I rebuildοἰκοδομῶ,oikodomōG3618whatἃhaG3739I have oncedestroyedκατέλυσα,katelusaG2647, Iproveσυνιστάνω·sunistanōG4921myselfG1683to be a transgressorπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848.
19For throughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551Idiedἀπέθανον,apethanonG599tothe LawνόμῳnomōG3551,soἵναinaG2443that I might liveζήσω.zēsōG2198to GodθεῷtheōG2316.
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