4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
4 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:
4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
4 We know the meaning of those words because Jesus Christ rescued us from this evil world we're in by offering himself as a sacrifice for our sins. God's plan is that we all experience that rescue.
4 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,
4 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.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
25 Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church - a love marked by giving, not getting.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,
25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her
(Read Ephesians 5:22-33)
The duty of wives is, submission to their husbands in the Lord, which includes honouring and obeying them, from a principle of love to them. The duty of husbands is to love their wives. The love of Christ to the church is an example, which is sincere, pure, and constant, notwithstanding her failures. Christ gave himself for the church, that he might sanctify it in this world, and glorify it in the next, that he might bestow on all his members a principle of holiness, and deliver them from the guilt, the pollution, and the dominion of sin, by those influences of the Holy Spirit, of which baptismal water was the outward sign. The church and believers will not be without spot or wrinkle till they come to glory. But those only who are sanctified now, shall be glorified hereafter. The words of Adam, mentioned by the apostle, are spoken literally of marriage; but they have also a hidden sense in them, relating to the union between Christ and his church. It was a kind of type, as having resemblance. There will be failures and defects on both sides, in the present state of human nature, yet this does not alter the relation. All the duties of marriage are included in unity and love. And while we adore and rejoice in the condescending love of Christ, let husbands and wives learn hence their duties to each other. Thus the worst evils would be prevented, and many painful effects would be avoided.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Galatians 1:4
Commentary on Galatians 1:1-5
(Read Galatians 1:1-5)
St. Paul was an apostle of Jesus Christ; he was expressly appointed by him, consequently by God the Father, who is one with him in respect of his Divine nature, and who appointed Christ as Mediator. Grace, includes God's good-will towards us, and his good work upon us; and peace, all that inward comfort, or outward prosperity, which is really needful for us. They come from God the Father, as the Fountain, through Jesus Christ. But observe, first grace, and then peace; there can be no true peace without grace. Christ gave himself for our sins, to make atonement for us: this the justice of God required, and to this he freely submitted. Here is to be observed the infinite greatness of the price bestowed, and then it will appear plainly, that the power of sin is so great, that it could by no means be put away except the Son of God be given for it. He that considers these things well, understands that sin is a thing the most horrible that can be expressed; which ought to move us, and make us afraid indeed. Especially mark well the words, "for our sins." For here our weak nature starts back, and would first be made worthy by her own works. It would bring him that is whole, and not him that has need of a physician. Not only to redeem us from the wrath of God, and the curse of the law; but also to recover us from wicked practices and customs, to which we are naturally enslaved. But it is in vain for those who are not delivered from this present evil world by the sanctification of the Spirit, to expect that they are freed from its condemnation by the blood of Jesus.