Galatians 2:19 (DBY)

Passage

For *I*, through law, have died to law, that I may live to God.

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:17 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 2:18 For if the things I have thrown down, these I build again, I constitute myself a transgressor.

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

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ, and no longer live, *I*, but Christ lives in me; but [in] that I now live in flesh, I live by faith, the [faith] of the Son of God, who has loved me and given himself for me.

Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness [is] by law, then Christ has died for nothing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "through", "died", and "live". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "through" and "died", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "For if the things I have thrown..." into verse 20's "I am crucified with Christ and no...", so "through" and "died" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "through" and "died" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.