Galatians 2:17

¹⁵ We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”

¹⁶ 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.

But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!

¹⁸ If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.

¹⁹ For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.

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

Compare

BSB: But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
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.
WEB: But if while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!
ASV: But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: But if, seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, [is] Christ then a minister of sin? Never may it be!

ÅB: Men om vi, da vi søkte å bli rettferdiggjort i Kristus, fantes også selv å være syndere, er derfor Kristus en syndens tjener? Langt derifra!
OTB: Men hvis vi, mens vi søker å bli rettferdiggjort i Kristus, selv blir funnet å være syndere, er Kristus da en fremmer av synd? Slett ikke!
B1930: Men om vi, da vi søkte å bli rettferdiggjort i Kristus, fantes også selv å være syndere, er derfor Kristus en syndens tjener? Langt derifra!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Romans 6:1–2
What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?
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1 John 3:8–10
The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
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1 John 3:5
But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
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Galatians 2:15
We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”
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Matthew 1:21
She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
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Romans 11:7
What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
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Romans 9:30–33
What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
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Hebrews 8:2
and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.
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