Galatians 2:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.”
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“I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“I do not make void the grace of God, for if righteousness <FI>be<Fi> through law--then Christ died in vain.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Galatians 2:21 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- Isaiah 49:4But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”
- Jeremiah 8:8How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
- Mark 7:9He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Romans 10:3Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
- Romans 11:6And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
- 1 Corinthians 15:2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.
- 1 Corinthians 15:17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
- Galatians 2:16know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
- Galatians 2:18If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
- Galatians 3:21Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
- Galatians 5:2Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
- Hebrews 7:11Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
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