Galatians 2:20 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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 "faith", "crucified", "christ", "longer", "live", "lives", and "flesh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "crucified", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "For I through law have died to..." into verse 21's "I do not set aside the grace...", so "faith" and "crucified" 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 "faith" and "crucified" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.