Galatians 2:17 - Revised Standard Version

¹⁷ But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ But if, in our desire and endeavor to be justified in Christ [to be declared righteous and put in right standing with God wholly and solely through Christ], we have shown ourselves sinners also and convicted of sin, does that make Christ a minister (a party and contributor) to our sin? Banish the thought! [Of course not!]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ But if it is discovered that we ourselves are sinners while we are trying to be made righteous in Christ, then is Christ a servant of sin? Absolutely not!

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are also found to be sinners, would then Christ be the minister of sin? Let it not be so!

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ But if while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners; is Christ then the minister of sin? God forbid.

Galatians 2:17 Cross References

Matthew 1:21

she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Luke 20:16

He will come and destroy those tenants, and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “God forbid!”

Romans 11:7

What then? Israel failed to obtain what it sought. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,

Romans 15:8

For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,

Romans 3:4

By no means! Let God be true though every man be false, as it is written, “That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and prevail when thou art judged.”

Romans 3:6

By no means! For then how could God judge the world?

Galatians 2:11

But when Cephas came to Antioch I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

Galatians 2:15

We ourselves, who are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,

Galatians 3:21

Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not; for if a law had been given which could make alive, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.

Galatians 6:14

But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Hebrews 8:2

a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord.

1 John 3:5

You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.