Galatians 2:19 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

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

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

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "For if I build again the things..." into verse 20's "I am crucified with Christ nevertheless I...", so "through" and "dead" 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 "dead" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.