ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Galatians 2.20

Book: Galatians · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV (ASV)

"18. For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a transgressor. 19. For I through the law died unto the law, that I might live unto God."

"20. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me."

"21. I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought." (Galatians 2:18-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"18. For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker. 19. For I, through the law, died to the law, that I might live to God."

"20. I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me."

"21. I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”" (Galatians 2:18-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"18. For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19. For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God."

"20. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

"21. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain." (Galatians 2:18-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"18. for if the things I threw down, these again I build up, a transgressor I set myself forth; 19. for I through law, did die, that to God I may live;"

"20. with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh, in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;"

"21. I do not make void the grace of God, for if righteousness [be] through law, then Christ died in vain." (Galatians 2:18-21, YLT)

Setting

  • Speaker: Paul the Apostle
  • Audience: Christian believers in Galatia (Jewish-Christian-influenced)
  • Location: composed in Antioch or Ephesus; addressed to Galatia
  • Time period: composed c. AD 49 (South-Galatian) or c. AD 53-57 (North-Galatian)

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.