Galatians 2:19 (YLT)

Passage

for I through law, did die, that to God I may live;

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:17 And if, seeking to be declared righteous in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, <FI>is<Fi> then Christ a ministrant of sin? let it not be!

Galatians 2:18 for if the things I threw down, these again I build up, a transgressor I set myself forth;

Galatians 2:19 for I through law, did die, that to God I may live;

Galatians 2:20 with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

Galatians 2:21 I do not make void the grace of God, for if righteousness <FI>be<Fi> through law--then Christ died in vain.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "for if the things I threw down..." into verse 20's "with Christ I have been crucified and...", so "through" 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 "through" and "live" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.