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Galatians 1:4
4Jesus offered himself as a sacrifice because of all the wrong things that we have done. He did that to save us from all the bad things of this world in which we live now. This is what God, our Father, wanted him to do.
Galatians 1:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
- New International Version (NIV)who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
- English Standard Version (ESV)who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
- New King James Version (NKJV)who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
Context of Galatians 1:4
2All the believers who are here say ‘hello’ to you. We all send this letter to you. I am writing to you, the people of the churches that are in Galatia. 3I pray that God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your minds. Jesus offered himself as a sacrifice because of all the wrong things that we have done. He did that to save us from all the bad things of this world in which we live now. This is what God, our Father, wanted him to do. 5God is great and we should praise him for ever. Amen. This is true. 6I am very surprised that you are turning away so soon from God. He is the one who chose you to come to him. He did that because Christ is very kind to you. But now you want to accept a different message which some people call good news.
Read all of Galatians 1Galatians 1:4 word by word
τοῦ δόντος ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν, ὅπως ἐξέληται ἡμᾶς ἐκ τοῦ αἰῶνος τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος πονηροῦ κατὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς ἡμῶν,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
- thatὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
- he might deliverἐξαιρέωexaireō · to take out/selectG1807
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- presentἐνίστημιenistēmi · be presentG1764
- evilπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
- worldαἰώνaiōn · an age: ageG165
- according toκατάkata · according toG2596
- the willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
Cross-references for Galatians 1:4
- Galatians 2:20Christ died on the cross on my behalf. It is like I died there with him. So I do not live my own life any more. Instead, Christ lives in me. The life that I live now in my body, I live because I trust what he has done for me. He has loved me so much that he died on my behalf.
- Matthew 20:28Even the Son of Man himself came to earth to be a servant to other people. He did not come here to have servants who must work for him. No, he came to die so that many people can be free.’
- Matthew 26:28This is my blood that shows God's promise. When I die, my blood will pour out of my body. In that way God will forgive many people for the wrong things that they have done. That is the promise that God makes because of my death.
- Mark 10:45Even the Son of Man came to earth to be a servant to other people. He did not come here to have servants who must work for him. No, he came to die so that many people can be free.’
- Luke 22:19Then he took a loaf of bread and he thanked God for it. He broke the bread into pieces and he gave some of it to each of them. He said, ‘This is my body. I am giving it to save you. When you eat this meal from now on, remember me.’
- John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd would die so that he can save his sheep.
- Romans 4:25God let people kill Jesus on the cross because of the wrong things that we have done. Then God raised Jesus from death, to show that he would accept us as right with him.
- Ephesians 5:2Show that you love other people. Remember how much Christ loved us. He gave himself as a sacrifice on our behalf. He offered himself in a way that pleased God, like a sacrifice with a lovely smell.
- 1 Timothy 2:6He died as a sacrifice on behalf of all people, to pay the debt of their sins. He died at the proper time for God to show his purpose clearly.
- Hebrews 9:14But the blood of Christ's sacrifice will do much more than that! Christ offered himself to God, in the power of his Spirit, who lives for ever. That sacrifice was completely good. There was no wrong thing in Christ. He offered his own blood to make us completely clean inside ourselves. We no longer have to do things that lead to death. Instead, we can serve the God who lives for ever.
- Hebrews 10:9Then Christ said, ‘Here I am. I have come to do what you want.’ In that way, Christ took away the first agreement and its rules about sacrifices. Christ's sacrifice of his own body is the new way that God forgives our sins.
- 1 Peter 2:24When Christ died on the cross, he carried our sins in his own body. He took this punishment so that sin would no longer rule over us. Instead, we can now do the right things that God wants us to do. Because people hurt Christ's body, you have now become well.
- 1 Peter 3:18Christ himself always did what was right. But he received pain on behalf of people who do what is wrong. He died once to take away all those wrong things. He did that to bring you near to God. People killed Christ's body, but God's Spirit made him alive again.
- 1 John 2:2Jesus died as a sacrifice to take the punishment for our sin. Then God could forgive us. Jesus did that not only for us. He did it for all people in the world, so that God could forgive them for their sins.
- 1 John 3:16This is how we know what true love is: Jesus Christ gave his own life on the cross. He died on our behalf. So we too ought to give our lives for other believers.
- Revelation 1:5Jesus Christ will also help you. He always speaks a true message. He is the first person who became alive again after death. He rules the kings of the earth. Jesus loves us and he died for us. That is how he made us free. Because of Jesus, God will not punish us for the bad things that we have done.
Commentaries on Galatians 1:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Who gave himself for our sins - Who became a sin-offering to God in behalf of mankind, that they might be saved from their sins. Deliver us from this present evil world - These words cannot mean created nature, or the earth and its productions, nor even wicked men. The former we shall need while we live, the latter we cannot avoid; indeed they are those who, when converted, form the Church of God; and, by the successive conversion of sinners is the Church…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Who gave himself for our sins - The reason why Paul so soon introduces this important doctrine, and makes it here so prominent, probably is, that this was the cardinal doctrine of the Christian religion, the great truth which was ever to be kept before the mind, and because this truth had been in fact lost sight of by them. They had embraced doctrines which tended to obscure it, or to make it void. They had been led into error by the Judaizing teachers…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Since Jesus fully rescued us from our sins, we do not need to try to save ourselves. Christian faith rescues us from the evil world we live in (see 4:8–12; 5:13–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. gave himself--(Ga 2:20); unto death, as an offering. Found only in this and the Pastoral Epistles. The Greek is different in Ep 5:25 (see on Ep 5:25). for our sins--which enslaved us to the present evil world. deliver us from this--Greek, "out of the," &c. The Father and Son are each said to "deliver us," &c. (Col 1:13): but the Son, not the Father, gave Himself for us in order to do so, and make us citizens of a better world (Php 3:20). The Galatians…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Galatians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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