Galatians 2:16

¹⁴ But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

¹⁵ We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

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.

¹⁸ For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: know 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.
KJV: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
WEB: yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
ASV: yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
DARBY: but knowing that a man is not justified on the principle of works of law [nor] but by the faith of Jesus Christ, *we* also have believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified on the principle of [the] faith of Christ; and not of works of law; because on the principle of works of law no flesh shall be justified.
BLB: are knowing now that a man is not justified by works of the law, except through faith from Jesus Christ. We also believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith from Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law not any flesh will be justified.

ÅB: men da vi innså at et menneske ikke blir rettferdiggjort av lov-gjerninger, men ved tro på Kristus Jesus, så trodde også vi på Kristus Jesus, for å bli rettferdiggjort av tro på Kristus og ikke av lov-gjerninger, ettersom intet kjød blir rettferdiggjort av lov-gjerninger.
OTB: likevel vet vi at et menneske ikke blir rettferdiggjort ved lovens gjerninger, men ved tro på Jesus Kristus. Så vi har også trodd på Kristus Jesus, for at vi kunne bli rettferdiggjort ved tro på Kristus og ikke ved lovens gjerninger, fordi ved lovens gjerninger vil ingen bli rettferdiggjort.
B1930: men da vi innså at et menneske ikke blir rettferdiggjort av lov-gjerninger, men ved tro på Kristus Jesus, så trodde også vi på Kristus Jesus, for å bli rettferdiggjort av tro på Kristus og ikke av lov-gjerninger, eftersom intet kjød blir rettferdiggjort av lov-gjerninger.

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Philippians 3:9
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
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And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
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Romans 3:19–28
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
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Romans 9:30
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
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1 Peter 1:18–21
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
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Acts 13:38–39
Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
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1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
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Galatians 3:10–14
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
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