Galatians 5:4

5:4 You who are trying to be declared righteous ¹  by the law have been alienated ²  from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!

Numbers 30:8

30:8 But if when her husband hears it he overrules her, then he will nullify ³  the vow she has taken, ⁴  and whatever she uttered impulsively which she has pledged for herself. And the Lord will release her from it.

Psalms 33:10

33:10 The Lord frustrates ⁵  the decisions of the nations;

he nullifies the plans ⁶  of the peoples.

Romans 3:3

3:3 What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?

Romans 3:1

3:1 Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

Colossians 1:17

1:17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together ⁷  in him.

¹ tn Or “trying to be justified.” The verb δικαιοῦσθε (dikaiousqe) has been translated as a conative present (see ExSyn 534).

² tn Or “estranged”; BDAG 526 s.v. καταργέω 4 states, “Of those who aspire to righteousness through the law κ. ἀπὸ Χριστοῦ be estranged from Christ Gal 5:4.”

³ tn The verb is the Hiphil perfect with a vav (ו) consecutive from the verb פָּרַר (parar, “to annul”). The verb functions here as the equivalent of an imperfect tense; here it is the apodosis following the conditional clause – if this is the case, then this is what will happen.

⁴ tn Heb “which [she is] under it.”

⁵ tn Heb “breaks” or “destroys.” The Hebrew perfect verbal forms here and in the next line generalize about the Lord’s activity.

⁶ tn Heb “thoughts.”

⁷ tn BDAG 973 s.v. συνίστημι B.3 suggests “continue, endure, exist, hold together” here.