Galatians 2:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 2:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Galatians 2:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Galatians 2:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Galatians 2:17 — World English Bible

Galatians 2:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Galatians 2:17 — American Standard Version

Galatians 2:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And if, seeking to be declared righteous in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, <FI>is<Fi> then Christ a ministrant of sin? let it not be!”

Galatians 2:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Galatians 2:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now if in seeking to be justified in Christ we also have been found sinners, then [is] Christ minister of sin? Far be the thought.”

Galatians 2:17 — Darby Translation

Galatians 2:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If then while we seeke to be made righteous by Christ, we our selues are found sinners, is Christ therefore the minister of sinne? God forbid.”

Galatians 2:17 — Geneva Bible

Galatians 2:17 in Context — Galatians 2

15 Nous, nous sommes Juifs de naissance, et non pécheurs d’entre les païens.

16 Néanmoins, sachant que ce n’est pas par les œuvres de la loi que l’homme est justifié, mais par la foi en Jésus-Christ, nous aussi nous avons cru en Jésus-Christ, afin d’être justifiés par la foi en Christ et non par les œuvres de la loi, parce que nulle chair ne sera justifiée par les œuvres de la loi.

17 Mais, tandis que nous cherchons à être justifiés par Christ, si nous étions aussi nous-mêmes trouvés pécheurs, Christ serait-il un ministre du péché? Loin de là!

18 Car, si je rebâtis les choses que j’ai détruites, je me constitue moi-même un transgresseur,

19 car c’est par la loi que je suis mort à la loi, afin de vivre pour Dieu.

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What Does Galatians 2:17 Mean?

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