Galatians 2:17

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

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Other Translations for Galatians 2:17

BSB

But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!

AKJV

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

CPDV

But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are also found to be sinners, would then Christ be the minister of sin? Let it not be so!

ERV

But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.

NHEB

But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not.

SMT

And it; seeking to be justified in Christ, we were found also ourselves sinners, is Christ therefore the servant of sin? It may not be.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Galatians 2:17

ButG1161Conjunction ifG1487ConjunctionwhileweseekG2212VerbtobejustifiedG1344Verb byG1722Preposition ChristG5547Adjective weG2147Verb ourselvesG846 alsoG2532ConjunctionarefoundG2147Verb sinnersG268AdjectiveisthereforeG687 ChristG5547AdjectivetheministerG1249NounofsinG266Noun FeminineGodforbidG3361

Commentary for Galatians 2:17

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Galatians 2:17

Summary

Christ is not responsible for persistent sinfulness

Event

Paul refutes false logic

Estimated Time Period

c. 49 AD