Galatians 1:4
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this evil world, agreeably to the pleasure of God our Father:
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
3Grace be with you, and peace, from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah;
5to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Cross References
Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.
Matthew 26:42Again he went away the second time, and prayed, and said: My Father, if it cannot be that this cup pass, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Luke 22:19And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to them, and said: This is my body, which is given for your sakes. This do ye, in remembrance of me.
John 5:30I can do nothing of my own pleasure; but as I hear, so I judge. And my judgment is just; for I seek not my own pleasure, but the pleasure of him that sent me.
John 10:11I am a good shepherd. A good shepherd exposeth his life for the sheep.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 1:2-6
Galatians This epistle of Paul is directed not to the church or churches of a single city, as some others are, but of a country or province, for so Galatia was. It is very probable that these Galatians were first converted to the Christian faith by his ministry; or, if he was not the instrument of planting, yet at least he had been employed in watering these churches, as is evident from this epistle itself, and also from Acts xviii. 23 , where we find him going over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order,… Read the whole commentary →