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NASB | Galatians 2:16 nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 2:16 yet we know that a man is not justified [and placed in right standing with God] by works of the Law, but [only] through faith in [God's beloved Son,] Christ Jesus. And even we [as Jews] have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law. By observing the Law no one will ever be justified [declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty]. [Ps 143:2] |
Subject: Justified by faith or His faithfullness? |
Bible Note: Greetings Mark! Excellent work! I might add one point to your post though. There is also a usage of the Genitive case which is called the Objective Genitive. In this usage, the noun in the Genitive case is the object of the verbal ideal. For instance, Mft. 12:31 says, "...but the of the Spirit blasphemy shall not be forgiven". It is not the Spirit who is doing the blasphemy, but it is the Spirit who is receiving the blasphemy. In the same way, 'the faith of Christ' is usually thought of as Christ receives the faith. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |