Galatians 2:21 meaning and explanation
I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.
Galatians 2:21, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is closing his account of the confrontation with Peter at Antioch, where Jewish believers had stopped eating with Gentile believers for fear of the circumcision group. Having argued that no one is justified by works of the law but by faith in Christ, Paul draws the line sharply: to seek righteousness through law keeping would make the cross pointless.
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