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


In Context

16 know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.

17 "If, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!

18 If I rebuild what I destroyed, I prove that I am a lawbreaker.

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

20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"

Galatians 2:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:19For I, through the law, am dead to the law, that I may live to God: with Christ I am nailed to the cross.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:19For I through the law died unto the law, that I might live unto God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:19For I, through law, have died to law, that I may live to God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:19For I through the law died unto the law, that I might live unto God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I may live to God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:19For I, through the law, died to the law, that I might live to God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:19for I through law, did die, that to God I may live;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live to God.