KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“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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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Christ” | Χριστοῦ | Anointed, i.e., the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus | Christ |
| “is become no effect unto you,” | κατηργήθητε | To be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively | become no effect |
| “of” | ἀπὸ | "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) | of |
| “whosoever” | οἵτινες | Which some, i.e., any that; also (definite) which same | whosoever |
| “of you are justified” | δικαιοῦσθε | To render (i.e., show or regard as) just or innocent | are justified |
| “by” | ἐν | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc | by |
| “the law;” | νόμῳ | Law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle) | law |
| “ye are fallen from” | ἐξεπέσατε | To drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient | are fallen |
| “grace.” | χάριτος | Graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude) | grace |
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2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
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