Galatians 2:21 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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 "grace", "aside", "righteousness", "christ", "died", and "nothing". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The prior verse says "I am crucified with Christ and no...", giving immediate footing for "grace" and "aside". In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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