Galatians 1:4

Christ gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to God's will. This is the heart of the gospel Paul defends throughout the letter.

Cross-references · 40

• Matt 20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
• Rom 4:25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
• Gal 2:20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
• 1 Pet 2:24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
• 1 Jn 2:15–17Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
• 1 Jn 5:19–20And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
• 2 Cor 4:4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
• Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
• 1 Tim 2:6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
• Eph 2:2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
• Rom 12:2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
• 1 Jn 5:4–5For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
• 1 Th 3:13To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
• Eph 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
• Phil 4:20Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
• John 14:30–31Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
• Rev 1:5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
• John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
• Matt 26:28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
• Jas 4:4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
• 2 Th 2:16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
• 1 Jn 3:16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
• 1 Jn 2:2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
• Isa 65:17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
• Rev 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
• 1 Pet 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
• Heb 6:5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
• Matt 26:42He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
• Ps 40:8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
• John 15:18–19If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
• Mark 10:45For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
• Matt 6:9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
• Eph 6:12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
• 1 Th 3:11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
• Rom 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
• Rom 8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
• Eph 1:2–3Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
• John 6:38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
• John 5:30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
• John 10:11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

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