4Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
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Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
I 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.
Love 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. …
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)In these verses we have the preface or introduction to the epistle, where observe, I. The person or persons from whom this epistle is sent—from Paul an apostle , etc., and all the brethren that were with him . 1. The epistle is sent from Paul; he only was the penman of it. And, because there were some among the Galatians who endeavoured to lessen his character and authority, in the front of it he…
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