Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Galatians 1:4

The cross and atonementSalvationSinJesus Christ

2 and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:

3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

6 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

Read the whole chapter

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
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:
WEB
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—
ASV
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:
DARBY
who gave himself for our sins, so that he should deliver us out of the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father;
BLB
the One having given Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
ÅB
han som gav seg selv for våre synder for å fri oss ut av den nærværende onde verden etter vår Guds og Fars vilje;
OTB
som ga seg selv for våre synder for å fri oss fra den nåværende onde tidsalder, etter vår Guds og Faders vilje,
B1930
han som gav sig selv for våre synder for å fri oss ut av den nærværende onde verden efter vår Guds og Faders vilje;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 20:28

    just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

    Read in context

  • Romans 4:25

    He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

    Read in context

  • Galatians 2:20

    I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

    Read in context

  • 1 John 2:15–17

    Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

    Read in context

  • 1 John 5:19–20

    We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

    Read in context

  • 1 Peter 2:24

    He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

    Read in context

  • Titus 2:14

    He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

    Read in context

  • 2 Corinthians 4:4

    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

    Read in context