Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ… I. All men have sinned-are consequently under the sentence of the law. II. The office of the law is not to acquit the sinner — but to detect — expose — and condemn his sin. III. The works of the law only avail for the innocent — the works of a sinner are defective in principle and extent — cannot possibly reverse or atone for the past. IV. All a sinner can expect from the law is aggravated punishment — his sins multiply — become more sinful by the rejection of Christ. (J. Lyth.) Parallel Verses KJV: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. |
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