Galatians 1:4
who gave Himself to suffer for our sins in order to rescue us from the present wicked age in accordance with the will of our God and Father.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
3May grace and peace be granted to you from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
5To Him be the glory to the Ages of the Ages! Amen.
Cross References
Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."
Matthew 26:42Again a second time He went away and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is impossible for this cup to pass without my drinking it, Thy will be done."
Luke 22:19Then, taking a Passover biscuit, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."
John 5:30"I can of my own self do nothing. As I am bidden, so I judge; and mine is a just judgement, because it is not my own will that guides me, but the will of Him who sent me.
John 10:11"I am the Good Shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his very 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 →