Galatians 2:15

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Summary

Galatians 2:15

We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Jews

Sinners

General references

Romans 3:30

Galatians 2:18

Philippians 3:7

Bible References

Jews

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said unto them, If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the descendants; not to those only who are of the law, but to those also who are of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Among whom also we all had our behavior in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Sinners

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race; and she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send you far from here unto the Gentiles.

What then? are we better than they? No, in no way: for we have before proved both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;

Therefore remember, that you being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

General references

Seeing it is one God, who shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

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

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.