Even (δε). Not adversative here. It defines here.
Through faith in Jesus Christ (δια πιστεως [Ιησου]
Χριστου). Intermediate agency (δια) is faith and objective genitive, "in
Jesus Christ," not subjective "of Jesus Christ," in spite of
Haussleiter's contention for that idea. The objective nature of faith in
Christ is shown in Galatians 2:16 by the addition εις Χριστον Ιησουν επιστευσαμεν (we believed in
Christ), by της εις Χριστον πιστεως υμων (of your faith in Christ) in Colossians 2:5, by εν πιστε τη εν Χριστω Ιησου (in faith that in Christ Jesus)
in
Distinction (διαστολη). See on