Galatians 5:4

New English Translation

⁴You who are trying to be declared righteous^[a] by the law have been alienated^[b] from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!

Galatians 5:4 tn Or “trying to be justified.” The verb δικαιοῦσθε (dikaiousthe) has been translated as a conative present (see ExSyn 534).
Galatians 5:4 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.”

New English Translation (NET)