Passage
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20 (LSB)
Nearby Context
Galatians 2:18 For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I prove myself to be a transgressor.
Galatians 2:19 For through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live to God.
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "faith", "been", "crucified", "christ", "longer", "live", "lives", and "life". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "been", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 19's "For through the Law I died to..." into verse 21's "I do not set aside the grace...", so "faith" and "been" 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 "been" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.