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Galatians 2:16

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 16 recognize that a man is declared righteous, not by works of law, but only through faith+ in Jesus Christ.+ So we have put our faith in Christ Jesus, so that we may be declared righteous by faith in Christ and not by works of law, for no one* will be declared righteous by works of law.+

Galatians 2:16

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 16 εἰδότες having known δὲ but ὅτι that οὐ not δικαιοῦται is being justified ἄνθρωπος man ἐξ out of ἔργων works νόμου of law ἐὰν if ever μὴ not διὰ through πίστεως faith Χριστοῦ of Christ Ἰησοῦ, Jesus, καὶ also ἡμεῖς we εἰς into Χριστὸν Christ Ἰησοῦν Jesus ἐπιστεύσαμεν, we believed, ἵνα in order that δικαιωθῶμεν we might be justified ἐκ out of πίστεως faith Χριστοῦ of Christ καὶ and οὐκ not ἐξ out of ἔργων works νόμου, of law, ὅτι because ἐξ out of ἔργων works νόμου of law οὐ not δικαιωθήσεται will be justified πᾶσα every σάρξ. flesh.

Galatians 2:16

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 16 knowing as we do that a man is declared righteous,*+ not due to works of law, but only through faith+ toward Christ Jesus, even we have put our faith in Christ Jesus, that we may be declared righteous due to faith toward Christ,+ and not due to works of law, because due to works of law no flesh will be declared righteous.+

Galatians 2:16

The Bible in Living English
- 16 *** but knowing that a man is not justified as the outcome of deeds in observance of the law but only through faith in Jesus Christ, even we put our faith in Jesus Christ in order that we might be justified as the outcome of faith in Christ and not of deeds under the law, because out of the deeds under the law no mortal will be justified.

Galatians 2:16

American Standard Version
- 16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Galatians 2:16

The Emphasized Bible
- 16 Knowing however that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, [Nor at all] save through faith in Christ Jesus Even we on Christ Jesus believed, That we might be declared righteous—By faith in Christ And not by works of law; Because by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous.

Galatians 2:16

King James Version
- 16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Galatians Study Notes—Chapter 2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2:16
  
  is declared righteous: In the Christian Greek Scriptures, the verb di·kai·oʹo and the related nouns di·kaiʹo·ma and di·kaiʹo·sis, traditionally rendered “to justify” and “justification,” carry the basic idea of a person being cleared of any charge, held as guiltless, and therefore pronounced righteous and treated as such. (See study note on Ro 3:24.) Some in the Galatian congregations were being influenced by Judaizers, who were attempting to establish their own righteousness by works of the law of Moses. (Ga 5:4; see study note on Ga 1:6.) However, Paul stressed that only through faith in Jesus Christ would it be possible to gain a righteous standing with God. Jesus sacrificed his perfect life, providing the basis for God to declare righteous those exercising faith in Christ.—Ro 3:19-24; 10:3, 4; Ga 3:10-12, 24.