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But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

εἰeiIf

Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487G

Parsing: Conjunction (COND)

Meaning: if — εἰ, ; conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. ; I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 390 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1487G; TFLSJ G1487G; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 1

δὲdehowever

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 2

ζητοῦντεςzētountesseeking

Lemma: ζητέω (zēteō) · Strong's: G2212

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)

Meaning: to seek — ζητέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for בּקשׁ pi., also for דּרשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. to seek, seek for: Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.1:37, Luk.2:48, Jhn.6:24, al.; id. before ἐν, Act.9:11; with…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 119 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 12:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2212; TFLSJ G2212; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 3

δικαιωθῆναιdikaiōthēnaito be justified

Lemma: δικαιόω (dikaioō) · Strong's: G1344

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Infinitive (V-APN)

Meaning: to justify — δικαιόω, -ῶ; (δίκαιος), [in LXX chiefly for צָדַק pi., hi., (1) as Eze.16:51, Jer.3:11 (cf. NT usage); (2) as Deu.25:1; Exo.23:7, Isa.50:8 ; ] ; 1. in cl., ; (a) with accusative of thing(s), to deem right; (b) with…

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Used 39 times. Also: Matthew 11:19, Matthew 12:37, Luke 7:29, Luke 7:35, Luke 10:29, Luke 16:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1344; TFLSJ G1344; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 4

ἐνenin

Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 5

ΧριστῷChristōChrist

Lemma: Χριστός (Christos) · Strong's: G5547

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)

Meaning: Christ — χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν ; (χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ; ] ; 1. 1. as adj., ; (a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Lev.21:10); (b) of persons, anointed (ὁ…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5547; TFLSJ G5547; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 6

εὑρέθημενheurethēmenhave been found

Lemma: εὑρίσκω (ehuriskō) · Strong's: G2147

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-2API-1P)

Meaning: to find/meet — εὑρίσκω, ; [in LXX chiefly for מצא, also for נשׂג hi., etc. ; ] ; to find, with or without previous search: absol., opposite to ζητέω, Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative, Mat.2:8, Mrk.1:37, Act.13:22, 2Ti.1:17,…

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Used 177 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:14, Matthew 8:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2147; TFLSJ G2147; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 7

καὶkaialso

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 8

αὐτοὶautoiwe ourselves

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (P-NPM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 9

ἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloisinners,

Lemma: ἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos) · Strong's: G0268

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)

Meaning: sinful — ἁμαρτωλός, -όν; (ἁμαρτάνω), [in LXX chiefly for רָשָׁע ; ] ; sinful, a sinner: of all men, 1Ti.1:15; of those especially wicked, 1Ti.1:9, 1Pe.4:18; p1., Mat.9:10-13 11:19 26:45, al. (see MM, VGT, see word; Cremer, 102,…

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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 9:10, Matthew 9:11, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 26:45, Mark 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0268; TFLSJ G0268; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 10

ἆραarasurely not [is]

Lemma: ἆρα (ara) · Strong's: G0687

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: no? — ἆρα, ; interrog. particle, ; implying anxiety or impatience, "quite rare and only in Luke and Paul, therefore a literary word" (Bl., §77, 2). ; 1. (num igitur) expecting a neg. reply, Luk.18:8; ἆρά γε, Act.8:30. ; 2.…

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Used 3 times. Also: Luke 18:8, Acts 8:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0687; TFLSJ G0687; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 11

ΧριστὸςChristosChrist

Lemma: Χριστός (Christos) · Strong's: G5547

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-NSM-T)

Meaning: Christ — χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν ; (χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ; ] ; 1. 1. as adj., ; (a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Lev.21:10); (b) of persons, anointed (ὁ…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5547; TFLSJ G5547; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 12

ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasof sin

Lemma: ἁμαρτία (hamartia) · Strong's: G0266

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: sin — ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἁμαρτάνω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע ,עָוֹן, etc. ; ] ; prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (see reff. to CR in MM, VGT, see word); (a) guilt, sin (Plat.,…

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Used 174 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0266; TFLSJ G0266; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 13

διάκονος;diakonosa minister?

Lemma: διάκονος (diakonos) · Strong's: G1249

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)

Meaning: servant — διάκονος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ; (derivation unknown), [in LXX for נַעַר, שָׁרַת pi.: Est.6:3, 5, א B Est.1:10 2:2, Pro.10:4, 4Ma.9:17 * ; ] ; 1. in general, a servant, attendant, minister: Mat.20:26 22:13 23:11, Mrk.9:35 10:43,…

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Used 31 times. Also: Matthew 20:26, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 23:11, Mark 9:35, Mark 10:43, John 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1249; TFLSJ G1249; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 14

μὴmēNever

Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…

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Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 15

γένοιτο.genoitowould it be!

Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Optative · 3rd · Singular (V-2ADO-3S)

Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…

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Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT Galatians 2:17 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But→δέ G1161 then
if→εἰ G1487G if
while we seek→ζητέω G2212 to seek
to be justified→δικαιόω G1344 to justify
in→ἐν G1722 in/on/among
Christ→Χριστός G5547 Christ
we ourselves→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
. . .→καί G2532 and
are found to be→εὑρίσκω G2147 to find/meet
sinners→ἁμαρτωλός G0268 sinful
does that make→ἄρα G0686 therefore
Christ→Χριστός G5547 Christ
a minister→διάκονος G1249 servant
of sin→ἁμαρτία G0266 sin
Certainly not→γίνομαι G1096 to be

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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