Galatians 2:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 2:17

But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ - The connection here is not very clear, and the sense of the verse is somewhat obscure. Rosenmuller supposes that this is an objection of a Jew, supposing that where the Law of Moses is not observed there is no rule of life, and that therefore there must be sin; and that since the doctrine of justification by faith taught that there was no necessity of obeying the ceremonial law of Moses, therefore Christ, who had introduced that system, must be... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 2:17-19

Galatians 2:17-19. But if while we seek to be justified by Christ Through the merit of his obedience unto death, by simply believing in him, and in the truths and promises of his gospel; we ourselves are still found sinners Continue in sin; if we are still under the guilt and power of sin, in an unpardoned, unrenewed state; is therefore Christ the minister of sin Does he countenance sin, by giving persons reason to suppose that they are justified through believing in him as the true... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 2:11-21

Saved by faith alone (2:11-21)Being assured of the fellowship of the Jerusalem leaders, Paul and Barnabas returned to Antioch (see Acts 12:25). From there they set out on their first missionary journey (see Acts 13:1-3). On returning to Antioch at the end of the journey, they came into conflict with a group of Judaisers who had come from Jerusalem. These men claimed to have the authority of James, and taught that Christians should keep the Jewish laws concerning food, circumcision and other... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 2:17

by = in. Greek. en . App-104 . minister . Greek. diakonos . App-190 . sin . Greek. hamartia . App-128 . God forbid . See Luke 20:16 . Romans 3:4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 2:17

But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.This is somewhat parenthetical to clear up any possible misunderstanding. Paul had just laid down the gospel that we are justified by the faith of Christ; and, in order to prevent any man from thinking that his own fidelity and compliance with Christ's teaching were not needed, Paul effectively denied such a thought with this verse. Christians are not saved in their... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Galatians 2:17

Galatians 2:17. If—we ourselves also are found sinners,— Those who are under the law, having oncetransgressed, remain always sinners, unalterably so, in the eye of the law; which excludes all such from justification. The Apostle, in this place, argues thus: "We Jews, who are by birth God's people, and not, as the profligate Gentiles, abandoned to all manner of pollution and uncleanness,—not being, nevertheless, able to obtain righteousness by the deeds of the law, have believed in Christ, that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 2:17

17. Greek, "But if, seeking to be justified IN (that is, in believing union with) Christ (who has in the Gospel theory fulfilled the law for us), we (you and I) ourselves also were found (in your and my former communion with Gentiles) sinners (such as from the Jewish standpoint that now we resume, we should be regarded, since we have cast aside the law, thus having put ourselves in the same category as the Gentiles, who, being without the law, are, in the Jewish view, "sinners," Galatians... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 2:11-21

C. Correction of another apostle 2:11-21Paul mentioned the incident in which he reproved Peter, the Judaizers’ favorite apostle, to further establish his own apostolic authority and to emphasize the truth of his gospel. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 2:17-18

Paul refuted the charge of the Judaizers that justification by faith led to lawless behavior. He said this made Christ, in effect, a promoter of sin. This could never be. If a Christian puts himself or herself back under the Law, the Law will show him or her to be a sinner since no one can keep the Law perfectly. These verses are a strong testimony that Christians are free from the requirements of the Mosaic Law.What did Paul mean when he said "while seeking to be justified in Christ, we... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 2:1-21

His Authority recognised by the Apostles at Jerusalem and maintained in his Conflict with St. Peter1-10. It was not until upon the occasion of a subsequent visit to Jerusalem fourteen years later that St. Paul had laid his gospel before the chief authorities there, and they had approved of all that he had done and taught.Paraphrase. ’(1) It was fourteen years before I again visited Jerusalem, in company with Barnabas and Titus. (2) It was an impulse from the Spirit which led me to go and... read more

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