Galatians 2:18
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For if I build up again the things which I have destroyed, I make myself a prevaricator.

Romans 2:25
Circumcision profiteth indeed, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

Romans 3:5
But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?

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For if I build up again the things which I have destroyed, I make myself a prevaricator.

Galatians 2:4,5,12-16,21 But because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privately to spy our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into servitude. . . .

Galatians 4:9-12 But now, after that you have known God, or rather are known by God: how turn you again to the weak and needy elements which you desire to serve again? . . .

Galatians 5:11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the scandal of the cross made void.

Romans 14:15 For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

1 Corinthians 8:11,12 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ hath died? . . .

Context
Paul Confronts Cephas
17But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ then the minister of sin? God forbid! 18For if I build up again the things which I have destroyed, I make myself a prevaricator. 19For I, through the law, am dead to the law, that I may live to God; with Christ I am nailed to the cross.…
Lexicon
If
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

I rebuild
οἰκοδομῶ (oikodomō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3618: From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.

what
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

I have already torn down,
κατέλυσα (katelysa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2647: From kata and luo; to loosen down, i.e. to demolish; specially to halt for the night.

I prove
συνιστάνω (synistanō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4921: To place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; To be composed of, cohere.

myself
ἐμαυτὸν (emauton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1683: Genitive case compound of emou and autos; of myself so likewise the dative case emautoi em-ow-to', and accusative case emauton em-ow-ton'.

[to be] a lawbreaker.
παραβάτην (parabatēn)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3848: A transgressor, law-breaker. From parabaino; a violator.


Additional Translations
If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.

For if I build again these things that I had torn down, I prove myself a transgressor.

For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a transgressor.

For if the things I have thrown down, these I build again, I constitute myself a transgressor.

For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a transgressor.

For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

Why, if I am now rebuilding that structure of sin which I had demolished, I am thereby constituting myself a transgressor;

For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker.

for if the things I threw down, these again I build up, a transgressor I set myself forth;
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