New King James Version
Galatians 1:4
4who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
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 Living Translation (NLT)Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
Context of Galatians 1:4
2and all the brethren 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, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. 6I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,
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 2:20I have been crucified with Christ; 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 for me.
- Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
- Matthew 26:28For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
- Mark 10:45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
- Luke 22:19And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
- John 10:11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
- Romans 4:25who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
- Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
- 1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,
- Hebrews 9:14how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot 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, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second.
- 1 Peter 2:24who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
- 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
- 1 John 2:2And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
- 1 John 3:16By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
- Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own 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
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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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