# save

## Definition

To save someone or something is to rescue that person or thing from something bad or harmful.

* In a physical sense, people can be saved from harm, danger, or death.
* In a spiritual sense, if a person has been "saved," it means that through Jesus' death on the cross, God has forgiven him and rescued him from being punished for his sin.
* Only God can save people from being punished for their sins.


## Translation Suggestions



* Ways to translate "save" could include, "deliver" or "rescue" or "pull away from danger."