Galatians 2:19–20
Paul: crucified with the Messiah, he no longer lives, but the Messiah lives in him
Study it word by word19For I, through the law, died to the law, so that I might live to God. With the Messiah I have been crucified;
20and it is no longer I who live, but the Messiah lives in me; and what I now live in the flesh, I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.
In its context
17But if, while seeking to be declared righteous in the Messiah, we ourselves were also found to be sinners, is the Messiah then a servant of sin? By no means!
18For if what I tore down, these things I build again, I prove myself to be a transgressor.
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21I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then the Messiah died for nothing.
Its words in the original
- νόμουnomou· law
Law. In the Gospels, above all the law of Moses, the Torah.
- ἀπέθανονapethanon· die
Die.
- θεῷtheōi· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- ζήσωzēsō· live
Live, be alive.
- ΧριστῷChristōi· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- συνεσταύρωμαιsynestaurōmai· be crucified with
Be crucified together with someone.
- σαρκίsarki· flesh
Flesh: the body, and weak human nature; "flesh and blood", a human being with only human strength.
- πίστειpistei· faith
Faith: firm trust in God; also faithfulness.
- υἱοῦhuiou· son, Son
Son. Also descendant: "son of David" means one of King David's family, and is a title of the promised Messiah.
- ἀγαπήσαντόςagapēsantos· love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
- παραδόντοςparadontos· hand over
Hand over: put into someone else's hands; also betray, or pass on a teaching.