Galatians

Galatians 2:17

¹⁷But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
if	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
while we seek	ζητοῦντες	zētountes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
to be justified	δικαιωθῆναι	dikaiōthēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G1344 I make righteous, defend the cause of, justify
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Christ	Χριστῷ	Christō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
we ourselves	αὐτοὶ	autoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
are found to be	εὑρέθημεν	heurethēmen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural	G2147 I find
sinners	ἁμαρτωλοί	hamartōloi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G268 sinning, sinful, a sinner
does that make	ἆρα	ara	Conjunction	G686 then, therefore, since
Christ	Χριστὸς	Christos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
a minister	διάκονος	diakonos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1249 a waiter, servant, administrator
of sin	ἁμαρτίας	hamartias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G266 a sin
Certainly not	γένοιτο	genoito	Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born

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