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Galatians 2:17 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Galatians 2:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 2:1716 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ζητοῦντεςzētountes
seekingverbG2212
δικαιωθῆναιdikaiōthēnai
to be justifiedverbG1344
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΧριστῷChristō
ChristnounG5547
εὑρέθημενheurethēmen
have been foundverbG2147
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
αὐτοὶautoi
we ourselvespronounG846
ἁμαρτωλοίhamartōloi
sinnersadjectiveG268
ἆραara
surely not iswordG685
ΧριστὸςChristos
ChristnounG5547
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
of sinnounG266
διάκονοςdiakonos
a minister?nounG1249
μὴ
NeveradverbG3361
γένοιτοgenoito
would it beverbG1096
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 2:17

“But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners is Christ a minister of sin?” If faith in Him, says he, avail not for our justification, but it be necessary again to embrace the Law, and if, having forsaken the Law for Christ's sake, we are not justified but condemned for such abandonment — then shall we find Him, for whose sake we forsook the Law and went over to faith the author of our condemnation. Observe how, he has resolved the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 2
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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