Galatians 2:21 (GNV)

Passage

I doe not abrogate the grace of God: for if righteousnes be by the Lawe, then Christ dyed without a cause.

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:19 For I through the Lawe am dead to the Lawe, that I might liue vnto God.

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ, but I liue, yet not I any more, but Christ liueth in me: and in that that I now liue in the flesh, I liue by the faith in the Sonne of God, who hath loued me, and giuen him selfe for me.

Galatians 2:21 I doe not abrogate the grace of God: for if righteousnes be by the Lawe, then Christ dyed without a cause.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "abrogate", "righteousnes", "lawe", "christ", "dyed", "without", and "cause". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "abrogate", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "I am crucified with Christ but I...", giving immediate footing for "grace" and "abrogate". 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 "abrogate" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.