Galatians 2:20 (DRB)

Passage

And I live, now not I: but Christ liveth in me. And that I live now in the flesh: I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and delivered himself for me.

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:18 For if I build up again the things which I have destroyed, I make myself a prevaricator.

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

Galatians 2:20 And I live, now not I: but Christ liveth in me. And that I live now in the flesh: I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and delivered himself for me.

Galatians 2:21 I cast not away the grace of God. For if justice be by the law, then Christ died in vain.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "For I through the law am dead..." into verse 21's "I cast not away the grace of...", so "faith" and "live" 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 "live" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.