Galatians 1:4
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“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:”
ἁμαρτία
Sin, missing the mark. Hamartia. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Sin is not just breaking rules. It is missing the target of what humanity was created to be.
δίδωμι
having given
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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ἐξαιρέω
Deliver
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ἐξαιρέω
To rescue, to deliver, to pluck out. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἑαυτοῦ
Himself
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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μέ
of us,
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μέ
No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.
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ὅπως
so that
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ὅπως
what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
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ἐνίστημι
having come presently
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ἐνίστημι
Present, impending, at hand. Enistēmi. The present moment carries weight; what is now upon you is not accidental. Inhabit it fully.
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πονηρός
evil
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πονηρός
Evil, wicked, bad. Poneros. Deliver us from the evil one. The evil one has a name but no ultimate power. He operates only within the limits God permits. His defeat is certain.
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πατήρ
Father
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πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
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