Galatians 1:4

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

2and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: 3Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be the glory forevermore. Amen. 6I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel,

Galatians 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

• gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• Himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• for our sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• soὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
• He might rescueἐξαιρέωexaireō · to take out/selectG1807
• thisὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• presentἐνίστημιenistēmi · be presentG1764
• evilπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
• ageαἰώνaiōn · an age: ageG165
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• to the willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• our Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• and Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Galatians 1:4

• Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
• Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
• Matthew 26:28for this is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.
• Mark 10:45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
• Luke 22:19And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
• John 10:11“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
• Romans 4:25He who was delivered over because of our wrongdoings, and was raised because of our justification.
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
• 1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• Hebrews 10:9then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second.
• 1 Peter 2:24and He Himself brought our sins in His body up on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by His wounds you were healed.
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all time, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
• 1 John 2:2and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
• 1 John 3:16We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--

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

Topics related to Galatians 1:4

• Atonement
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Redemption
• Salvation
• Suffering

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• will of God
• Death
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• Faith
• Father
• Galatians, Epistle to
• Christ, Offices of
• Criticism of the Bible

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