Galatians 2:20 (WEB)

Passage

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That 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.

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:18 For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker.

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

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That 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 don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”

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 I through the law died to..." into verse 21's "I don t reject the grace of...", 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.