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Galatians 5:4

You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

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ASV

Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

KJV

Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
κατηργήθητεkatērgēthēteYou are severedG2673 →
ἀπὸapofromG575 →
ΧριστοῦChristouChristG5547 →
οἵτινεςoitineswhoeverG3748 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
νόμῳnomō[the] LawG3551 →
δικαιοῦσθε,dikaioustheare being justified,G1344 →
τῆςtēs<the>G3588 →
χάριτοςcharitosfrom graceG5485 →
ἐξεπέσατε.exepesateyou have fallen away.G1601 →

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Romans 9:31–32but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.2 Peter 2:20–22If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.Romans 11:6And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.Galatians 2:21I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.Romans 3:20Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.Romans 4:4–5Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.Galatians 5:2Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.Revelation 2:5Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.Hebrews 6:4–6It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,Romans 10:3–5Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.Galatians 1:6–9I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—Galatians 1:6I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—Hebrews 10:38–39But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”2 Timothy 1:10And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,Galatians 2:16know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.1 Timothy 1:19holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.Acts 13:43After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

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