\id GAL 48-GAL-web.sfm World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB) \ide UTF-8 \h Galatians \toc1 Paul’s Letter to the Galatians \toc2 Galatians \toc3 Gal \mt1 Paul’s Letter to the Galatians \c 1 \p \v 1 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w an|strong="G2532"\w* emissary—\w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w*, \w nor|strong="G3761"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w man|strong="G3498"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* Yeshua \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*,\f + \fr 1:1 \ft “Messiah” means “Anointed One”.\f* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*— \v 2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* brothers\f + \fr 1:2 \ft The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” \f* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w assemblies|strong="G1577"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Galatia|strong="G1053"\w*: \v 3 \w Grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w from|strong="G1515"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* Yeshua \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*, \v 4 \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* sins, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w deliver|strong="G1807"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w present|strong="G1764"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* age, \w according|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*— \v 5 \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w forever|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G1391"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*. 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Amen.