Galatians 1:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

From this present evil world,— "From the vicious customs and practices of the world."—The original is ambiguous: some would render it from the evil of this present world. Mr. Locke argues from 1 Corinthians 2:6; 1 Corinthians 2:8 that the term Αιων ουτος signifies the Jewish nation, under the Mosaic constitution; and supposes these words to contain an intimation, that God intended to take the Jews themselves out of it, so far was he from any purpose of bringing the Gentiles under it. But it is certain that the word Αιων often signifies the same with the word κοσμος, that is, the world. See Matthew 13:39-40. 2 Corinthians 4:4.Titus 2:12.