Galatians 2:17 - Scofield Reference Notes

Bible Comments

we seek

That is, "we" Jews. (Romans 3:19-23). The passage might be thus paraphrased: If we Jews, in seeking to be justified by faith in Christ, take our places as mere sinners, like the Gentiles, is it therefore Christ who makes us sinners? By no means. It is by putting ourselves again under law after seeking justification through Christ, that we act as if we were still unjustified sinners, seeking to become righteous through law-works. (Galatians 5:1-4).

sinners

Sin

( See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23).

Galatians 2:17

17 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.