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Galatians 1:4

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 4 He gave himself for our sins+ so that he might rescue us from the present wicked system of things*+ according to the will of our God and Father,+

Galatians 1:4

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 4 τοῦ the (one) δόντος having given ἑαυτὸν himself ὑπὲρ over τῶν the ἁμαρτιῶν sins ἡμῶν of us ὅπως so that ἐξέληται he might take out ἡμᾶς us ἐκ out of τοῦ the αἰῶνος age τοῦ the ἐνεστῶτος having stood in πονηροῦ wicked κατὰ according to τὸ the θέλημα will τοῦ of the θεοῦ God καὶ and πατρὸς Father ἡμῶν, of us,

Galatians 1:4

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 4 He gave himself for our sins+ that he might deliver us from the present wicked system of things*+ according to the will+ of our God and Father,

Galatians 1:4

The Bible in Living English
- 4 who gave himself for our sins in order to take us out of the present vicious world in accordance with the will of our God and Father,

Galatians 1:4

American Standard Version
- 4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

Galatians 1:4

The Emphasized Bible
- 4 Who gave himself for our sins That he might deliver us out of the present evil age, According to the will of our God and Father,—

Galatians 1:4

King James Version
- 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:

Galatians Study Notes—Chapter 1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 1:4
  
  system of things: The Greek word ai·onʹ, having the basic meaning “age,” can refer to a state of affairs or to features that distinguish a certain period of time, epoch, or age. (2Ti 4:10; see Glossary, “System(s) of things.”) What Paul here calls “the present wicked system of things” apparently began sometime after the Flood. Humans started to develop an unrighteous way of life, one characterized by sin and rebellion against God and his will. While Christians in the first century C.E. lived at the same time as the prevailing “wicked system of things,” they were no part of it. They had been rescued from it by the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ.—See study note on 2Co 4:4.