Galatians 2:16-21

New International Version

¹⁶ know that a person is not justified by the works of the law,^(A) but by faith in Jesus Christ.^(B) So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in^[a] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.^(C)

¹⁷ “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners,^(D) doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!^{(E) 18} If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker.

¹⁹ “For through the law I died to the law^(F) so that I might live for God.^{(G) 20} I have been crucified with Christ^(H) and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.^(I) The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,^(J) who loved me^(K) and gave himself for me.^{(L) 21} I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,^(M) Christ died for nothing!”^[b]