21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the law,(A) then Christ died(B) for nothing.

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21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,(A) Christ died for nothing!”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.

18 So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable(A) 19 (for the law perfected(B) nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.(C)

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18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless(A) 19 (for the law made nothing perfect),(B) and a better hope(C) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.(D)

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A Superior Covenant

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second one.

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For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.(A)

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