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Galatians 2:21 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Galatians 2:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Galatians chapter 2 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.”
Galatians 2:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Galatians 2:21
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. The emphatic ouk athetō (οὐκ ἀθετῶ, "I do not nullify/set aside") opens Paul's conclusion—atheteō (ἀθετέω) means to reject, set aside, declare invalid. The object: tēn charin tou theou (τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ, "the grace of God"). By maintaining justification by faith alone, Paul honors grace; the Judaizers, by adding law-works, frustrate (nullify, make void) God's grace. If works contribute anything to justification, grace is no longer grace (Romans 11:6).The devastating alternative: ei gar dia...
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“then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works”
“most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.”
“what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek”
“then our preaching is in vain”
“even we believed in Christ Jesus”
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“I have labored in vain”
“and seeking to establish their own righteousness”
“if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain.”
“Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.,And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.,,,,,,,,”