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Galatians 1:4
4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue 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 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 with me. To Messiah’s communities of Galatia: 3Grace to you and shalom from God our Father and our Lord Yeshua the Messiah— who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father— 5to Him be the glory forever and ever! Amen. 6I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from the One who called you by the grace of Messiah, to a different “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 2:20and it is no longer I who live, but Messiah lives in me. And the life I now live in the body, I live by trusting in Ben-Elohim—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 poured out for many for the removal 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 matzah and offered the bracha, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you. Do this in memory of Me.”
- John 10:11“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- Romans 4:25He was handed over for our transgressions and raised up for the sake of setting us right.
- Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Messiah also loved us and gave Himself up for us as an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.
- 1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony at the proper time.
- Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Messiah—who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God—cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
- Hebrews 10:9then He said, “Behold, I come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.
- 1 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, removed from sins, might live for righteousness. “By His wounds you were healed.”
- 1 Peter 3:18For Messiah once suffered for sins also—the righteous for the unrighteous—in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Ruach.
- 1 John 2:2He is the atonement for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.
- 1 John 3:16We have come to know love by this—Yeshua laid down His life for us, and we also ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
- Revelation 1:5and from Messiah Yeshua, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed 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
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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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