Galatians 1:4

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:

Gave himself (Galatians 2:20) - unto death as an offering. Found only in this and the pastoral letters (1 Timothy 2:6). The Greek [ dontos (G1325)] is different in Ephesians 5:25 [ paredooken (G3860)] (note).

For, [ peri (G4012), A 'Aleph (') Delta G, Origen; more used with the thing, sins; huper (G5228), f g, Vulgate, used with the person, 'in behalf of' sinners, 1 Peter 3:18: cf. Ellicott]

Our sins - which enslaved us to the present evil world.

Deliver us from this, [ ek (G1537)] - 'out of the,' etc. The Father and Son each "deliver us," etc. (Colossians 1:13); but the Son, not the Father, "gave Himself for" us in order to do so, and make us citizens of a better world (Philippians 3:20). The Galatians, in desiring to return to legal bondage, were renouncing the deliverance which Christ performed for us (Galatians 3:13). "Deliver" [exaireomai] is the very word used by the Lord as to His deliverance of Paul himself (Acts 26:17): an undesigned coincidence between Paul and Luke, the apostle's companion.

World, [ aioonos (G165)] - 'age;' system or course of the world, regarded from a religious point of view. The present age opposes the "glory" (Galatians 1:5) of God, and is under the Evil One. The 'ages of ages' (Greek, Galatians 1:5), the 'age to come' (Hebrews 6:5), are opposed to the 'present evil age.'

According to the will of God and our Father, [ tou (G3588) Theou (G2316) kai (G2532) patros (G3962) heemoon (G2257)] - 'of Him who is at once God (the sovereign Creator) and our Father' (John 6:38; John 10:18, end). Without merit of ours. His sovereignty as "GOD," and our filial relation to Him as our "FATHER," ought to keep us from blending our own legal notions (as the Galatians were doing) with His will and plan. This paves the way for his argument.