Galatians 2
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Galatians 2:16-21

16neverthelessδὲdeG1161,knowingG3609thata personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is not justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344by worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551but throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,evenG2532we have believedἐπιστεύσαμεν,episteusamenG4100in ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,soG2443thatG2443we may be justifiedδικαιωθῶμενdikaiōthōmenG1344byfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and not by worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe Lawνόμου·nomouG3551;sinceG3754by worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551noπᾶσαpasaG3756G3956fleshσάρξ.sarxG4561will be justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344.
17But ifεἰeiG1487,while seekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to be justifiedδικαιωθῆναιdikaiōthēnaiG1344in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846have alsoκαὶkaiG2532been foundεὑρέθημενheurethēmenG2147sinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268,is ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547thenἆραaraG687a servantδιάκονος;diakonosG1249of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266?FarG3361fromG3361it!
18For ifεἰeiG1487I rebuildοἰκοδομῶ,oikodomōG3618whatἃhaG3739I have oncedestroyedκατέλυσα,katelusaG2647, Iproveσυνιστάνω·sunistanōG4921myselfG1683to be a wrongdoerπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848.
19For throughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551Idiedἀπέθανον,apethanonG599tothe LawνόμῳnomōG3551,soG2443thatG2443I might liveζήσω.zēsōG2198for GodθεῷtheōG2316.
20I have beencrucifiedG4957with ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547;and it is noG3765longerG3765I who liveζῶzōG2198, butChristG5547livesζῇzēaG2198in me; and the lifewhichὃhoG3739I nowνῦνnunG3568liveζῶzōG2198in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561I liveζῶzōG2198by faithπίστειpisteiG4102inthe SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, wholovedἀγαπήσαντόςagapēsantosG25me andgaveG3860Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438upG3860for me.
21I do not nullifyἀθετῶathetōG114the graceχάρινcharinG5485of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316, forifεἰeiG1487righteousnessδικαιοσύνη,dikaiosunēG1343comesthroughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551,thenἄραaraG686ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.¶apethanenG599needlesslyδωρεὰνdōreanG1432.”
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